Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
177th
of 219 countries
All-time high
79.6%
in 2017
All-time low
62.5%
in 1993
Years of data
49
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden is 79.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden peaked at 79.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 177th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 75.0% | — |
| 1976 | 72.7% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 73.1% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 72.2% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 69.3% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 67.1% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 64.2% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 62.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.8% | 72.7% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 64.2% | 74.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 66.8% | 62.5% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 68.4% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 67.6% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 78.7% | 79.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.497 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 426,440 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0403 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sweden ranks 177th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release