Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0935 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0935 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.1068 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0607 units per person, in 1972.
Sweden ranks 63rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0685 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0607 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0681 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0648 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0649 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0617 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0622 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0648 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0694 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0711 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0729 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0728 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0729 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0725 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0714 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0747 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0734 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0735 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0717 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0699 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0683 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0675 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0867 units per person | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0887 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0897 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0916 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0937 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1052 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1068 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1052 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1044 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1047 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1025 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0791 units per person | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0815 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0827 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0831 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0829 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0809 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.078 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.074 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.071 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0874 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0853 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0861 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0863 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0911 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0918 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0903 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0915 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0945 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0962 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0938 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0935 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.065 units per person | 0.0607 units per person | 0.0694 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0727 units per person | 0.0711 units per person | 0.0747 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0868 units per person | 0.0675 units per person | 0.1068 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0907 units per person | 0.0791 units per person | 0.1052 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0841 units per person | 0.071 units per person | 0.0918 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0939 units per person | 0.0915 units per person | 0.0962 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 60 Eswatini 0.0942 units per person compare
- 61 Morocco 0.0938 units per person compare
- 62 Colombia 0.0937 units per person compare
- 64 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0933 units per person compare
- 65 Belize 0.0919 units per person compare
- 66 France 0.0915 units per person compare
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sweden?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sweden was 0.0935 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1068 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0607 units per person in 1972.
- How does Sweden rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.