School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 162,837 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
162,837 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
109th
of 205 countries
All-time high
185,138 number
in 2008
All-time low
137,496 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sweden, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 162,837 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sweden peaked at 185,138 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 137,496 number, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 109th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 154,910 number | — |
| 1971 | 154,676 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 154,654 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 155,021 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 156,269 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 158,224 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 160,585 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 163,406 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 165,737 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 167,567 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 169,012 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 170,170 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 171,292 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 171,490 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 170,806 number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 169,609 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 168,301 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 167,025 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 164,637 number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 161,017 number | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 156,776 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 152,451 number | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 148,892 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 146,088 number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 144,456 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 143,783 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 143,508 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 143,808 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 145,445 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 149,065 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 153,986 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 159,276 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 164,987 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 169,771 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 173,704 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 177,201 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 181,054 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 184,779 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 185,138 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 179,912 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 170,343 number | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 158,155 number | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 147,327 number | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 139,506 number | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 137,496 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 139,899 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 144,134 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 149,735 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 154,771 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 159,092 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 162,837 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 159,105 number | 154,654 number | 167,567 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 168,336 number | 161,017 number | 171,490 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 147,427 number | 143,508 number | 156,776 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,981 number | 153,986 number | 185,138 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 150,046 number | 137,496 number | 170,343 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,837 number | 162,837 number | 162,837 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Sweden?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Sweden was 162,837 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 185,138 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,496 number in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.