Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general 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 … male general 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% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 60.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 92% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 60.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.5%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +29.7% | 35.8% | 46.4% |
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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