Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sweden
Sweden: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 1 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1 years
in 1998
All-time low
1 years
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sweden, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood education in Sweden is 1 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Sweden peaked at 1 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1998.
That places Sweden 120th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 years | — |
| 1999 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
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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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Sweden?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Sweden was 1 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Sweden ranks 120th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.