Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sweden
Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.6% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 39.3% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sweden peaked at 1.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
That places Sweden 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +49.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -33.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +42.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -35.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +39.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 22% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sweden?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Sweden was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Sweden ranks 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release