School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 98,213 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 98,213 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden peaked at 135,402 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48,659 number, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 71st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49,700 number | — |
| 1999 | 49,117 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 48,910 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 48,659 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 48,741 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 49,339 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 50,755 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 52,718 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 54,566 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 56,643 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 58,702 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 60,700 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 62,502 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 64,233 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 66,707 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 135,402 number | +103.0% |
| 2014 | 133,781 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 126,666 number | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 117,019 number | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 107,428 number | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 99,388 number | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 96,308 number | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 98,213 number | +2.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 98,213 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,637 number, 3.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 98,213 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,371 number, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +103.0% | 66,707 number | 135,402 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,408 number | 49,117 number | 49,700 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 52,973 number | 48,659 number | 60,700 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,943 number | 62,502 number | 135,402 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,213 number | 98,213 number | 98,213 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden was 98,213 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 135,402 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,659 number in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.