New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Sweden
Sweden: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 128,792 in 2024. ▲ Rising
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 128,792 for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Sweden peaked at 128,792 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 106,786, in 2015.
Sweden ranks 10th of 36 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.
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 111,136 | — |
| 2014 | 107,516 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 106,786 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 108,801 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 128,307 | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 128,217 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 126,008 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 124,189 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 123,258 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 124,293 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 128,753 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 128,792 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 116,682 | 106,786 | 128,307 | 7 |
| 2020s | 125,857 | 123,258 | 128,792 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Sweden?
- New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Sweden was 128,792 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 128,792 in 2024.
- What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,786 in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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