Primary completion rate, female in Sweden
Sweden: Primary completion rate, female was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, female in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Sweden stood at 99.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Sweden peaked at 100.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Primary completion rate, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.3% | — |
| 2002 | 100.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.1% | 100.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Sweden?
- Primary completion rate, female in Sweden was 99.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Sweden ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.