Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Sweden
Sweden: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 72.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Sweden stood at 72.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Sweden peaked at 72.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2016.
That places Sweden 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 69.4% | — |
| 2014 | 69.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.7% | 67.8% | 70.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 70.6% | 72.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Sweden?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Sweden was 72.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release