Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Sweden
Sweden: Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education was 1.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.1 for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Sweden peaked at 1.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2013.
That places Sweden 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Sweden?
- Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Sweden was 1.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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