Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.6% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 34.0% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 1.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
Sweden ranks 172nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +50.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +83.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -33.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +61.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +46.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.497 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 426,440 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0403 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.