Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Sweden stood at 96.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 96.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 21st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.1% | — |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 81.1% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.6% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.7% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 18 Poland 96.9% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 96.8% compare
- 20 Aruba 96.8% compare
- 22 Iceland 96.0% compare
- 23 Luxembourg 95.8% compare
- 24 South Korea 95.6% compare
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Sweden?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Sweden was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release