Lower secondary completion rate, female in Sweden
Sweden: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Sweden, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 99.5% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Sweden peaked at 101.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.3% | — |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 100.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 101.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 100.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 100.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 98.4% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 494,296 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Sweden?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Sweden was 99.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Sweden ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.