School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 62,147 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sweden is 62,147, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sweden peaked at 64,547 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46,782, in 2006.
That places Sweden 103rd out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 57,625 | — |
| 2002 | 53,704 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 49,544 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 47,587 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 47,510 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 46,782 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 48,509 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 48,946 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 51,221 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 53,193 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 54,549 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 54,614 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 57,207 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 58,259 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 59,709 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 61,064 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 63,718 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 62,154 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 63,441 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 63,519 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64,238 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 63,929 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 64,547 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 62,147 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50,159 | 46,782 | 57,625 | 9 |
| 2010s | 58,791 | 53,193 | 63,718 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,676 | 62,147 | 64,547 | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sweden?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Sweden was 62,147 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 64,547 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,782 in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Sweden ranks 103rd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release