Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 79.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
176th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.6%
in 2021
All-time low
64.4%
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
Sweden recorded 79.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden peaked at 80.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1993.
That places Sweden 176th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 74.3% | — |
| 1976 | 73.1% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 73.8% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.7% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 71.4% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 68.8% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 66.9% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 66.2% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.0% | 73.1% | 74.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 68.9% | 66.2% | 73.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.5% | 64.4% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 67.0% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 70.6% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 79.5% | 80.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (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 79.9% 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 80.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sweden ranks 176th out of 217 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 8.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release