School age population, primary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, primary education, female was 345,071 number in 2020. β¬ Flat
School age population, primary education, female in Sweden, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Sweden stood at 345,071 number.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Sweden peaked at 352,801 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 276,533 number, in 2010.
That places Sweden 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 330,376 number | 313,936 number | 340,191 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 315,805 number | 286,468 number | 339,183 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 302,739 number | 282,470 number | 338,030 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 326,956 number | 279,473 number | 352,801 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 309,226 number | 276,533 number | 342,369 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 345,071 number | 345,071 number | 345,071 number | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Sweden?
- School age population, primary education, female in Sweden was 345,071 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 352,801 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 276,533 number in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.