Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 60.9% 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
Sweden recorded 60.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden peaked at 66.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2009.
That places Sweden 136th out of 188 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 | 55.3% | — |
| 1999 | 51.1% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.2% | 51.1% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 35.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 35.3% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 60.7% | 61.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 494,296 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (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 60.9% 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 66.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sweden ranks 136th out of 188 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 13.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release