School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 316,795 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
316,795 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
103rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
395,498 number
in 2011
All-time low
291,725 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sweden, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 316,795 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 395,498 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 291,725 number, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 103rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 340,077 number | — |
| 1971 | 328,359 number | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 323,036 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 321,440 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 320,638 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 319,655 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 319,890 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 324,060 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 329,164 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 334,144 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 338,281 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 341,498 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 345,462 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 348,580 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 350,846 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 352,177 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 352,313 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 352,689 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 351,551 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 349,321 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 345,773 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 340,279 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 333,704 number | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 326,053 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 317,917 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 310,217 number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 303,945 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 300,262 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 298,563 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 297,722 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 298,036 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 301,215 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 310,205 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 321,046 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 332,183 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 342,773 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 352,873 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 363,449 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 374,202 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 385,909 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 395,005 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 395,498 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 385,213 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 364,432 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 337,574 number | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 311,895 number | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 293,490 number | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 291,725 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 298,787 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 308,386 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 316,795 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 326,046 number | 319,655 number | 340,077 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 348,272 number | 338,281 number | 352,689 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 317,444 number | 297,722 number | 345,773 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 338,189 number | 298,036 number | 385,909 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,200 number | 291,725 number | 395,498 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,795 number | 316,795 number | 316,795 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sweden?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sweden was 316,795 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 395,498 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 291,725 number in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.