Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden
Sweden: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 6.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden is 6.7, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden peaked at 10.8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 28th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.2 | — |
| 2005 | 10.8 | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6 | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 8 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 6.5 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5 | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 7.1 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.7 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 7 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.4 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.5 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 7.7 | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 8.4 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 8.8 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.4 | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 6.7 | -6.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 6.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 6.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.58 | 7 | 10.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.05 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden was 6.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Sweden ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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