Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
168th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.2%
in 2017
All-time low
60.5%
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden stood at 78.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden peaked at 80.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1993.
That places Sweden 168th 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 | 75.7% | — |
| 1976 | 72.3% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 73.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 74.7% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 73.5% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 69.8% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 67.4% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 62.3% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 61.9% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 60.6% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 62.2% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.6% | 72.3% | 75.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 68.1% | 61.9% | 74.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 60.5% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 65.8% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 64.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.7% | 78.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 78.2% 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 80.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sweden ranks 168th 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 8.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release