Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 36.3% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden stood at 36.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden peaked at 59.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 51st of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 40.9% | — |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 40.9% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 48.8% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 34.1% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.6% | 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 36.3% 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 59.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sweden ranks 51st 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 16.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release