School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 56,429 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
56,429 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
104th
of 204 countries
All-time high
61,105 number
in 2006
All-time low
44,886 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sweden, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sweden is 56,429 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sweden peaked at 61,105 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44,886 number, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 104th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51,190 number | — |
| 1971 | 51,296 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 51,887 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 52,691 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 53,474 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 54,289 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 55,052 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 55,687 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 56,187 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 56,646 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 57,026 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 57,176 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 57,044 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 56,607 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 56,078 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 55,575 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 54,803 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 53,517 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 51,947 number | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 50,511 number | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 49,139 number | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 48,030 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 47,494 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 47,404 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 47,427 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47,450 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47,949 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49,284 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 51,161 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 52,942 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 54,643 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 56,217 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 57,715 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 58,798 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 59,714 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 60,915 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 61,105 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 59,068 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 55,529 number | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 52,120 number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 48,169 number | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 45,097 number | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 44,886 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 46,468 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 47,741 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 49,089 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 50,640 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 52,312 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 53,675 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 55,038 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 56,429 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,840 number | 51,190 number | 56,646 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,028 number | 50,511 number | 57,176 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,828 number | 47,404 number | 52,942 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,582 number | 52,120 number | 61,105 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,312 number | 44,886 number | 55,038 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,429 number | 56,429 number | 56,429 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 101 Czechia 57,150 number compare
- 102 Turkmenistan 57,118 number compare
- 103 El Salvador 56,674 number compare
- 105 Greece 53,405 number compare
- 106 Mauritania 52,940 number compare
- 107 Belarus 52,121 number compare
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sweden?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sweden was 56,429 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 61,105 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,886 number in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.