Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Sweden, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Sweden stood at 85.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Sweden peaked at 85.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 8th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 61.6% | — |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 85.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.6%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 85.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.4%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 59.3% | 77.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 72.7% | 85.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 79.1% | 85.8% | 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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Sweden?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Sweden was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release