Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 281,591 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Sweden, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 281,591 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Sweden peaked at 342,561 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 168,630 number, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 56th of 188 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.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 230,564 number | — |
| 1994 | 237,914 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 246,309 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 259,235 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 275,605 number | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 337,046 number | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 342,561 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 332,840 number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 325,228 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 311,194 number | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 290,672 number | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 168,630 number | -42.0% |
| 2005 | 169,555 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 175,561 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 183,916 number | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 189,836 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 192,559 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 190,583 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 186,199 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 179,897 number | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 273,678 number | +52.1% |
| 2014 | 265,315 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 269,915 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 265,093 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 279,261 number | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 281,591 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 275,605 number | 230,564 number | 342,561 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 233,999 number | 168,630 number | 332,840 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,504 number | 179,897 number | 281,591 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Sweden?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Sweden was 281,591 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 342,561 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,630 number in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.