School age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, male was 305,447 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden stood at 305,447.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden peaked at 340,112 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 260,672, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 97th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 260,672 | — |
| 2002 | 261,008 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 262,895 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 264,454 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 266,982 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 272,812 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 280,788 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 292,807 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 304,452 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 318,296 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 329,873 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 338,245 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 340,112 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 339,066 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 332,000 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 321,780 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 313,744 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 305,734 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 302,864 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 304,426 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 303,689 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 306,361 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 307,915 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 305,447 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 274,097 | 260,672 | 304,452 | 9 |
| 2010s | 324,171 | 302,864 | 340,112 | 10 |
| 2020s | 305,568 | 303,689 | 307,915 | 5 |
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, male in Sweden?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden was 305,447 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 340,112 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,672 in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Sweden ranks 97th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release