Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden

Sweden: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 13,527 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13,527 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
34th
of 117 countries
All-time high
14,188 number
in 2012
All-time low
2,252 number
in 2004
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden, 1999–2018

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1999200820181999: 6.4k number2000: 6.3k number2001: 6.5k number2002: 5.6k number2003: 5.6k number2004: 2.3k number2005: 3.1k number2006: 4.3k number2007: 5.3k number2008: 10.6k number2009: 11.2k number2010: 12.0k number2011: 12.8k number2012: 14.2k number2013: 12.7k number2014: 12.9k number2015: 12.2k number2016: 9.7k number2017: 13.7k number2018: 13.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden stood at 13,527 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden peaked at 14,188 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,252 number, in 2004.

That places Sweden 34th out of 117 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Sweden, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 6,351 number
2000 6,287 number -1.0%
2001 6,450 number +2.6%
2002 5,555 number -13.9%
2003 5,644 number +1.6%
2004 2,252 number -60.1%
2005 3,076 number +36.6%
2006 4,342 number +41.2%
2007 5,313 number +22.4%
2008 10,607 number +99.6%
2009 11,167 number +5.3%
2010 11,956 number +7.1%
2011 12,814 number +7.2%
2012 14,188 number +10.7%
2013 12,723 number -10.3%
2014 12,949 number +1.8%
2015 12,178 number -6.0%
2016 9,690 number -20.4%
2017 13,701 number +41.4%
2018 13,527 number -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,351 number 6,351 number 6,351 number 1
2000s 6,069 number 2,252 number 11,167 number 10
2010s 12,636 number 9,690 number 14,188 number 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 31 Finland 14,594 number compare
  2. 32 Syria 13,788 number compare
  3. 33 Austria 13,700 number compare
  4. 35 Namibia 13,490 number compare
  5. 36 Hong Kong 11,400 number compare
  6. 37 Ethiopia 11,360 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden was 13,527 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 14,188 number in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 2,252 number in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Sweden ranks 34th out of 117 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.