School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sweden

Sweden: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 162,223 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
162,223 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
103rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
203,291 number
in 2011
All-time low
151,053 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sweden, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Sweden stood at 162,223 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Sweden peaked at 203,291 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 151,053 number, in 2017.

That places Sweden 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Sweden, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 173,995 number
1971 167,898 number -3.5%
1972 165,221 number -1.6%
1973 164,503 number -0.4%
1974 164,262 number -0.1%
1975 163,942 number -0.2%
1976 164,187 number +0.1%
1977 166,197 number +1.2%
1978 168,630 number +1.5%
1979 171,046 number +1.4%
1980 173,110 number +1.2%
1981 174,771 number +1.0%
1982 176,817 number +1.2%
1983 178,462 number +0.9%
1984 179,726 number +0.7%
1985 180,538 number +0.5%
1986 180,715 number +0.1%
1987 180,810 number +0.1%
1988 180,092 number -0.4%
1989 178,846 number -0.7%
1990 176,972 number -1.0%
1991 174,146 number -1.6%
1992 170,617 number -2.0%
1993 166,656 number -2.3%
1994 162,579 number -2.4%
1995 158,822 number -2.3%
1996 155,839 number -1.9%
1997 153,876 number -1.3%
1998 152,974 number -0.6%
1999 152,635 number -0.2%
2000 152,997 number +0.2%
2001 154,852 number +1.2%
2002 159,328 number +2.9%
2003 164,752 number +3.4%
2004 170,428 number +3.4%
2005 175,939 number +3.2%
2006 181,254 number +3.0%
2007 186,446 number +2.9%
2008 191,824 number +2.9%
2009 197,884 number +3.2%
2010 202,765 number +2.5%
2011 203,291 number +0.3%
2012 197,962 number -2.6%
2013 187,366 number -5.4%
2014 173,894 number -7.2%
2015 161,219 number -7.3%
2016 152,249 number -5.6%
2017 151,053 number -0.8%
2018 154,140 number +2.0%
2019 158,440 number +2.8%
2020 162,223 number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 166,988 number 163,942 number 173,995 number 10
1980s 178,389 number 173,110 number 180,810 number 10
1990s 162,512 number 152,635 number 176,972 number 10
2000s 173,570 number 152,997 number 197,884 number 10
2010s 174,238 number 151,053 number 203,291 number 10
2020s 162,223 number 162,223 number 162,223 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 100 Liberia 168,930 number compare
  2. 101 Congo 166,373 number compare
  3. 102 Tajikistan 163,002 number compare
  4. 104 Portugal 161,669 number compare
  5. 105 Greece 161,014 number compare
  6. 106 Eritrea 158,566 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Sweden?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sweden was 162,223 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 203,291 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 151,053 number in 2017.
How does Sweden rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Sweden ranks 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.