Participation rates in selected education levels at regional level in Sweden
Sweden: Participation rates in selected education levels at regional level was 28.3 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
28.3
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 22 countries
All-time high
29.2
in 2021
All-time low
28.3
in 2024
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Participation rates in selected education levels at regional level in Sweden, 2019–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 28.3 for participation rates in selected education levels at regional level in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
That places Sweden 2nd out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Participation rates in selected education levels at regional level in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28.5 | — |
| 2021 | 29.2 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 29.1 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 28.4 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 28.3 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1 |
| 2020s | 28.75 | 28.3 | 29.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rates in selected education levels at regional level in Sweden?
- Participation rates in selected education levels at regional level in Sweden was 28.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rates in selected education levels at regional level recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rates in selected education levels at regional level recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for participation rates in selected education levels at regional level?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is participation rates in selected education levels at regional level rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rates in selected education levels at regional level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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