Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 34.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 34.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden peaked at 61.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2021.
That places Sweden 46th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 38.0% | — |
| 1999 | 48.4% | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 38.0% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 47.4% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 33.7% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.4% | 34.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 43 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
- 44 China 34.5% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 34.1% compare
- 47 Kazakhstan 33.8% compare
- 48 Latvia 33.6% compare
- 49 Indonesia 33.2% compare
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 34.0% 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 61.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sweden ranks 46th out of 168 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 down 17.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release