School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 594,891 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
594,891 number
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
96th
of 203 countries
All-time high
690,640 number
in 2013
All-time low
508,552 number
in 2002
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sweden, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sweden stood at 594,891 number.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 690,640 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 508,552 number, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 656,796 number | — |
| 1971 | 649,820 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 629,113 number | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 603,744 number | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 580,378 number | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 563,078 number | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 551,030 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 546,192 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 546,285 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 549,072 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 552,621 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 556,641 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 560,604 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 565,462 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 570,842 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 576,392 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 581,795 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 589,112 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 595,419 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 600,037 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 602,428 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 602,256 number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 600,020 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 595,888 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 589,289 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 580,045 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 568,296 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 554,411 number | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 540,155 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 527,333 number | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 517,151 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 509,519 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 508,552 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 509,283 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 512,914 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 520,687 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 532,764 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 552,814 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 575,200 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 597,344 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 617,627 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 636,495 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 658,738 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 690,640 number | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 690,640 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 688,086 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 670,655 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 636,461 number | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 594,891 number | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 587,551 number | 546,192 number | 656,796 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 574,892 number | 552,621 number | 600,037 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 576,012 number | 527,333 number | 602,428 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 533,623 number | 508,552 number | 597,344 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 653,804 number | 594,891 number | 690,640 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Sweden?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Sweden was 594,891 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 690,640 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 508,552 number in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.