School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sweden

Sweden: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 171,083 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
171,083 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
108th
of 205 countries
All-time high
195,090 number
in 2008
All-time low
146,775 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sweden, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Sweden is 171,083 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Sweden peaked at 195,090 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 146,775 number, in 2014.

Sweden ranks 108th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Sweden, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 163,244 number
1971 163,161 number -0.1%
1972 163,484 number +0.2%
1973 164,033 number +0.3%
1974 165,209 number +0.7%
1975 166,968 number +1.1%
1976 169,150 number +1.3%
1977 171,768 number +1.5%
1978 174,070 number +1.3%
1979 176,030 number +1.1%
1980 177,689 number +0.9%
1981 179,094 number +0.8%
1982 180,386 number +0.7%
1983 180,623 number +0.1%
1984 179,764 number -0.5%
1985 178,258 number -0.8%
1986 176,628 number -0.9%
1987 174,982 number -0.9%
1988 172,359 number -1.5%
1989 168,628 number -2.2%
1990 164,342 number -2.5%
1991 159,987 number -2.6%
1992 156,332 number -2.3%
1993 153,610 number -1.7%
1994 152,134 number -1.0%
1995 151,621 number -0.3%
1996 151,507 number -0.1%
1997 151,819 number +0.2%
1998 153,684 number +1.2%
1999 157,621 number +2.6%
2000 162,836 number +3.3%
2001 168,381 number +3.4%
2002 174,159 number +3.4%
2003 179,118 number +2.8%
2004 183,220 number +2.3%
2005 186,826 number +2.0%
2006 190,775 number +2.1%
2007 194,534 number +2.0%
2008 195,090 number +0.3%
2009 189,861 number -2.7%
2010 179,934 number -5.2%
2011 167,083 number -7.1%
2012 156,034 number -6.6%
2013 148,438 number -4.9%
2014 146,775 number -1.1%
2015 149,268 number +1.7%
2016 153,155 number +2.6%
2017 157,925 number +3.1%
2018 162,469 number +2.9%
2019 166,854 number +2.7%
2020 171,083 number +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 167,712 number 163,161 number 176,030 number 10
1980s 176,841 number 168,628 number 180,623 number 10
1990s 155,266 number 151,507 number 164,342 number 10
2000s 182,480 number 162,836 number 195,090 number 10
2010s 158,794 number 146,775 number 179,934 number 10
2020s 171,083 number 171,083 number 171,083 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 105 El Salvador 176,774 number compare
  2. 106 Austria 173,692 number compare
  3. 107 Oman 172,202 number compare
  4. 109 United Arab Emirates 168,559 number compare
  5. 110 Greece 167,699 number compare
  6. 111 Portugal 155,388 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Sweden?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sweden was 171,083 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 195,090 number in 2008.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 146,775 number in 2014.
How does Sweden rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Sweden ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.