Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Sweden
Sweden: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 1.21 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Sweden is 1.21 million Number, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Sweden peaked at 1.21 million Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 995,592 Number, in 2013.
That places Sweden 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 995,592 Number | — |
| 2014 | 1.01 million Number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million Number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million Number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million Number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million Number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million Number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million Number | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million Number | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million Number | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million Number | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million Number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.07 million Number | 995,592 Number | 1.15 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million Number | 1.17 million Number | 1.21 million Number | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Sweden?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Sweden was 1.21 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 995,592 Number in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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