School age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, male was 306,310 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden is 306,310 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden peaked at 353,760 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 259,769 number, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 97th 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, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 336,211 number | — |
| 1971 | 332,155 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 321,382 number | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 308,265 number | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 296,142 number | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 287,127 number | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 280,922 number | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 278,901 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 279,275 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 280,790 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 282,503 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 284,376 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 286,469 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 288,962 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 291,684 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 294,532 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 297,408 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 301,636 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 305,223 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 307,733 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 308,919 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 308,684 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 307,179 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 304,629 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 300,807 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 295,743 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 289,606 number | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 282,591 number | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 275,405 number | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 268,903 number | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 263,738 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 259,972 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 259,769 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 260,322 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 262,227 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 266,204 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 272,448 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 283,078 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 294,610 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 305,760 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 315,892 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 325,424 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 337,002 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 353,760 number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 353,760 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 352,654 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 344,124 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 327,135 number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 306,310 number | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 300,117 number | 278,901 number | 336,211 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 294,053 number | 282,503 number | 307,733 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 294,247 number | 268,903 number | 308,919 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 272,813 number | 259,769 number | 305,760 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 335,118 number | 306,310 number | 353,760 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, male in Sweden?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Sweden was 306,310 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 353,760 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,769 number in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Sweden ranks 97th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.