Financial aid to students in Sweden
Sweden: Financial aid to students was 10.8% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Latest (2011)
10.8%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 32 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 1999
All-time low
10.2%
in 2008
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Financial aid to students in Sweden, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial aid to students in Sweden is 10.8%, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial aid to students in Sweden peaked at 17.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2008.
That places Sweden 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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 71,551 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.43 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial aid to students in Sweden?
- Financial aid to students in Sweden was 10.8% in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial aid to students recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest financial aid to students recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for financial aid to students?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is financial aid to students rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 Financial aid to students (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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