School age population, primary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, primary education, female was 363,245 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 363,245 for school age population, primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Sweden peaked at 366,146 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 280,430, in 2009.
That places Sweden 99th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 320,526 | 280,430 | 357,934 | 9 |
| 2010s | 318,179 | 282,676 | 357,910 | 10 |
| 2020s | 364,428 | 362,586 | 366,146 | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Sweden?
- School age population, primary education, female in Sweden was 363,245 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 366,146 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 280,430 in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 99th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release