Background <p>To achieve a transition toward sustainable development, education is an essential driver of change. Factors like learners' attitudes, cultural beliefs and social communities may influence the learning process. In the field of physiotherapy, there is limited knowledge regarding students' understanding of and attitudes toward sustainable development.</p> Aim <p>This study aimed to investigate students’ perceptions related to sustainable development.</p> Method <p>All eight undergraduate physiotherapy programs in Sweden were invited to participate. An anonymous online survey was sent out to collect data about (i) Students’ experiences of sustainable development in the curriculum, (ii) Attitudes toward sustainability and climate change in physiotherapy and physiotherapy education, (iii) Ecological worldviews, and (iv) Consciousness of sustainable development.</p> Results <p>A total of 116 students responded to the online survey. The results align with previous research on university students showing that students’ perceptions were largely positive. Still, one third of the students stated that the teaching they had received consisted of casual comments or spontaneous discussions and 40% did not support the idea of integrating the subject further.</p> Conclusion <p>In general, students demonstrated an eco-centric environmental worldview and awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, their responses also indicated limited exposure to appropriate learning activities related to sustainable development, and their overall perceptions were not uniformly positive. Despite our small sample size, the results may suggest a need to further explore learning activities to support deep learning and scaffolding students in seeing the importance of sustainable development in their education.</p>