School age population, tertiary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, female was 288,581 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Sweden, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Sweden is 288,581 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Sweden peaked at 336,880 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 248,783 number, in 2002.
That places Sweden 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 287,434 number | 267,010 number | 320,585 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 280,840 number | 270,118 number | 292,304 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 281,766 number | 258,430 number | 293,572 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,810 number | 248,783 number | 291,584 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 318,686 number | 288,581 number | 336,880 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, female in Sweden?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Sweden was 288,581 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 336,880 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,783 number in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 96th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.