Over-age students, primary in Sweden
Sweden: Over-age students, primary was 18.9% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Sweden, 1976–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Sweden stood at 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11,144,000.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Sweden peaked at 18.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.5% | — |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +1070.5% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +9623723.5% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 0.0% | 18.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Sweden?
- Over-age students, primary in Sweden was 18.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for over-age students, primary?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.