Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 57.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Sweden, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 57.6% for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Sweden peaked at 61.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 14th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.5% | — |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +176.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +44.9% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 57.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.4%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 57.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.6%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +176.5% | 8.5% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 8.5% | 28.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 32.2% | 55.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 51.6% | 61.5% | 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 sought health related information in Sweden?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Sweden was 57.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release