Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Sweden
Sweden: Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Sweden, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1 for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Sweden peaked at 1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Sweden?
- Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Sweden was 1 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release