School enrolment in Sweden
Sweden: School enrolment was 96.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.22
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 178 countries
All-time high
96.22
in 2024
All-time low
81.09
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School enrolment in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 96.22 for school enrolment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrolment in Sweden peaked at 96.22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.09, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 21st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School enrolment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.09 | — |
| 2002 | 82.41 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.12 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 89.11 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 89.88 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 88.1 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 94.64 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 92.61 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 93.16 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.62 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.15 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.73 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.69 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.89 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.77 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 94.46 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.19 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.83 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.34 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.73 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.97 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.92 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.14 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.22 | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 96.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.07, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 96.22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.92, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.57 | 81.09 | 94.64 | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.57 | 93.62 | 95.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96 | 95.73 | 96.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 18 Poland 96.86 compare
- 19 United Kingdom 96.79 compare
- 20 Aruba 96.77 compare
- 22 Iceland 95.97 compare
- 23 Luxembourg 95.82 compare
- 24 South Korea 95.6 compare
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 enrolment in Sweden?
- School enrolment in Sweden was 96.22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 96.22 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.09 in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for school enrolment?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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