School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Sweden
Sweden: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) was 99.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sweden, 1994–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 99.8% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sweden peaked at 100.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 1994.
Sweden ranks 26th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.3% | — |
| 1995 | 68.4% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 73.1% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 76.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 100.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.8% | 66.3% | 76.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 73.3% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sweden?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sweden was 99.8% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 1994.
- How does Sweden rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.