Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.8692 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8692 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
51st
of 160 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.8143 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.8692 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8143 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Sweden 51st out of 160 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.85 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9903 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9816 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9775 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9666 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9282 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPIA | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8199 GPIA | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8279 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8365 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8428 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8389 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8345 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.832 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8143 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8993 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8873 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9398 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9526 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9198 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8619 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8378 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8451 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8741 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8692 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9201 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9142 GPIA | 0.8199 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9111 GPIA | 0.8143 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8576 GPIA | 0.8378 GPIA | 0.8741 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0813 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 0.8692 GPIA 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 1.12 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8143 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 160 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 2.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release