Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden
Sweden: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9998 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden stood at 0.9998 index.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden peaked at 1.01 index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9949 index, in 2018.
That places Sweden 101st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9949 index | 1.01 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.999 index | 0.9983 index | 0.9998 index | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 71,551 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden was 0.9998 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2006.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9949 index in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 101st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.