Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sweden
Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sweden stood at 1.07 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sweden peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9921 GPIA, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 7th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9972 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9937 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9933 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 4 Bhutan 1.11 GPIA compare
- 5 Maldives 1.09 GPIA compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 1.08 GPIA compare
- 8 Mexico 1.06 GPIA compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 1.06 GPIA compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sweden?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sweden was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9921 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release