Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Sweden
Sweden: Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 568,509 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Sweden, 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Sweden is 568,509, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Sweden peaked at 596,281 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 356,634, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 10th of 36 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 upper secondary education by programme in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 356,634 | — |
| 2010 | 378,400 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 517,523 | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 502,035 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 510,391 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 505,749 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 547,567 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 552,285 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 541,734 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 549,404 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 579,086 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 596,281 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 574,724 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 568,509 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 356,634 | 356,634 | 356,634 | 1 |
| 2010s | 506,960 | 378,400 | 552,285 | 8 |
| 2020s | 573,601 | 549,404 | 596,281 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Sweden?
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Sweden was 568,509 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 596,281 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 356,634 in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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