First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Sweden
Sweden: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 89,955 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89,955
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 30 countries
All-time high
97,362
in 2013
All-time low
74,438
in 2017
Years of data
12
2013–2024
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 89,955 for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Sweden peaked at 97,362 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74,438, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 10th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97,362 | — |
| 2014 | 79,326 | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 76,773 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 82,022 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 74,438 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 74,588 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78,262 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 81,737 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 88,325 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 88,822 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89,911 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 89,955 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80,396 | 74,438 | 97,362 | 7 |
| 2020s | 87,750 | 81,737 | 89,955 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Sweden?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Sweden was 89,955 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 97,362 in 2013.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,438 in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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