Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme in Sweden

Sweden: Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme was 27,502 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27,502
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
9th
of 29 countries
All-time high
30,851
in 2022
All-time low
6,674
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2024

Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme in Sweden, 2005–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k2005201420242005: 6.7k2010: 14.3k2013: 22.7k2014: 23.7k2015: 22.5k2016: 18.3k2017: 24.4k2018: 23.6k2019: 22.4k2020: 25.6k2021: 30.2k2022: 30.9k2023: 27.9k2024: 27.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 27,502 for pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme in Sweden peaked at 30,851 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,674, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 9th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation in Sweden, 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 6,674
2010 14,277 +113.9%
2013 22,696 +59.0%
2014 23,673 +4.3%
2015 22,468 -5.1%
2016 18,307 -18.5%
2017 24,361 +33.1%
2018 23,604 -3.1%
2019 22,367 -5.2%
2020 25,623 +14.6%
2021 30,198 +17.9%
2022 30,851 +2.2%
2023 27,936 -9.4%
2024 27,502 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,674 6,674 6,674 1
2010s 21,469 14,277 24,361 8
2020s 28,422 25,623 30,851 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 6 Belgium 47,947 compare
  2. 7 Ireland 44,752 compare
  3. 8 Spain 30,722 compare
  4. 10 Finland 25,880 compare
  5. 11 Czechia 21,878 compare
  6. 12 Switzerland 16,750 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme in Sweden?
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme in Sweden was 27,502 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 30,851 in 2022.
What is the lowest pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 6,674 in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme?
Sweden ranks 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 369 data points, 2005–2024
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