Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Sweden
Sweden: Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Sweden, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Sweden stood at 13.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Sweden peaked at 27.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2025.
Sweden ranks 39th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.9% | — |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.9% | 27.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 13.6% | 23.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Sweden?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Sweden was 13.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and risk of poverty or social exclusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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