Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Sweden
Sweden: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Sweden stood at 6.7%.
That represents a change of 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 degree of urbanisation in Sweden peaked at 10.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 28th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -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 | 7.0% | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Sweden?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Sweden was 6.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Sweden ranks 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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