Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden
Sweden: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 6.7 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Sweden, 2004β2025
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 22nd of 35 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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (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 22nd out of 35 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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