Adolescents out of school, female in Sweden
Sweden: Adolescents out of school, female was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Sweden, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Sweden is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Sweden peaked at 3.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 152nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +990.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +90.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +65.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -50.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -45.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 22% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +990.7% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 150 Netherlands 0.5% compare
- 151 Czechia 0.4% compare
- 153 Naoero 0.3% compare
- 154 Cyprus 0.3% compare
- 155 Montenegro 0.3% compare
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Sweden?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Sweden was 0.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Sweden ranks 152nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.