School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 154,572 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
154,572 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
103rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
192,240 number
in 2010
All-time low
140,672 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sweden, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 154,572 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sweden peaked at 192,240 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 140,672 number, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 103rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 166,082 number | — |
| 1971 | 160,461 number | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 157,815 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 156,937 number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 156,376 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 155,713 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 155,703 number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 157,863 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 160,534 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 163,098 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 165,171 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 166,727 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 168,645 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 170,118 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 171,120 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 171,639 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 171,598 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 171,879 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 171,459 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 170,475 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 168,801 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 166,133 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 163,087 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 159,397 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 155,338 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 151,395 number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 148,106 number | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 146,386 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 145,589 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 145,087 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 145,039 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 146,363 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 150,877 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 156,294 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 161,755 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 166,834 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 171,619 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 177,003 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 182,378 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 188,025 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 192,240 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 192,207 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 187,251 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 177,066 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 163,680 number | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 150,676 number | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 141,241 number | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 140,672 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 144,647 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 149,946 number | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 154,572 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 159,058 number | 155,703 number | 166,082 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 169,883 number | 165,171 number | 171,879 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,932 number | 145,087 number | 168,801 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 164,619 number | 145,039 number | 188,025 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 163,963 number | 140,672 number | 192,240 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,572 number | 154,572 number | 154,572 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Sweden?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sweden was 154,572 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 192,240 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,672 number in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.