Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.2%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
21st
of 83 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2016
All-time low
6.2%
in 2024
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sweden, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 6.2% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sweden peaked at 20.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 21st of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20.2% | — |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 20.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 18 Australia 18.1% compare
- 19 Samoa 9.9% compare
- 20 New Zealand 7.8% compare
- 22 Japan 5.8% compare
- 23 Senegal 1.1% compare
- 24 Albania 0.0%
- 24 Andorra 0.0%
- 24 Armenia 0.0%
- 24 Austria 0.0%
- 24 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 24 Belgium 0.0%
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 24 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 24 Belarus 0.0%
- 24 Brazil 0.0%
- 24 Canada 0.0%
- 24 Switzerland 0.0%
- 24 Chile 0.0%
- 24 China 0.0%
- 24 Cameroon 0.0%
- 24 Colombia 0.0%
- 24 Cyprus 0.0%
- 24 Czechia 0.0%
- 24 Germany 0.0%
- 24 Denmark 0.0%
- 24 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 24 Ecuador 0.0%
- 24 Spain 0.0%
- 24 France 0.0%
- 24 Georgia 0.0%
- 24 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 24 Croatia 0.0%
- 24 Hungary 0.0%
- 24 Indonesia 0.0%
- 24 Israel 0.0%
- 24 Italy 0.0%
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 24 Cambodia 0.0%
- 24 South Korea 0.0%
- 24 Kuwait 0.0%
- 24 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 24 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 24 Latvia 0.0%
- 24 Macao 0.0%
- 24 Morocco 0.0%
- 24 Monaco 0.0%
- 24 Moldova 0.0%
- 24 Mexico 0.0%
- 24 Netherlands 0.0%
- 24 Norway 0.0%
- 24 Panama 0.0%
- 24 Peru 0.0%
- 24 Poland 0.0%
- 24 Portugal 0.0%
- 24 Palestine 0.0%
- 24 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
- 24 Singapore 0.0%
- 24 El Salvador 0.0%
- 24 Slovakia 0.0%
- 24 Slovenia 0.0%
- 24 Seychelles 0.0%
- 24 Togo 0.0%
- 24 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 24 Turkey 0.0%
- 24 Ukraine 0.0%
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sweden?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sweden was 6.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary 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