School enrollment, preprimary in Sweden
Sweden: School enrollment, preprimary was 100.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Sweden, 1973–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Sweden stood at 100.4%. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Sweden peaked at 100.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1973.
Sweden ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 30.2% | — |
| 1975 | 34.3% | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 44.9% | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 49.4% | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 48.8% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 50.4% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 57.2% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 60.4% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 63.5% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 57.3% | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 60.0% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 63.9% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 66.6% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 97.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | +0.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 100.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 100.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.3%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +31.0% | 34.3% | 44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.8% | 30.2% | 49.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 50.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 63.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 73.6% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 93.9% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 100.4% | 100.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Sweden?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Sweden was 100.4% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1973.
- How does Sweden rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 (% 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.