Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden stood at 63.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden peaked at 65.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2009.
That places Sweden 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.1% | — |
| 1999 | 51.4% | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 51.4% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 40.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 40.4% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.4% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden was 63.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sweden ranks 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 upper 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