Children out of school, primary, female in Sweden
Sweden: Children out of school, primary, female was 2,067 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary, female in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Sweden is 2,067, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.4% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Sweden peaked at 7,425 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,494, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 135th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,124 | — |
| 2002 | 2,293 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2,096 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 3,160 | +50.8% |
| 2011 | 7,425 | +135.0% |
| 2012 | 2,179 | -70.7% |
| 2013 | 2,723 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 4,016 | +47.5% |
| 2015 | 2,676 | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 1,575 | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 1,851 | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 2,920 | +57.8% |
| 2020 | 2,582 | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 1,898 | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 2,102 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 1,494 | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 2,067 | +38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,171 | 2,096 | 2,293 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3,169 | 1,575 | 7,425 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,029 | 1,494 | 2,582 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 194,163 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Sweden?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Sweden was 2,067 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7,425 in 2011.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,494 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Sweden ranks 135th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.