Start month of the academic school year in Sweden
Sweden: Start month of the academic school year was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Sweden, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Sweden is 8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Sweden peaked at 8 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8 | — |
| 1998 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 137 Aruba 8 compare
- 137 Switzerland 8 compare
- 137 Denmark 8 compare
- 137 Dominican Republic 8 compare
- 137 Finland 8 compare
- 137 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 compare
- 137 Ireland 8 compare
- 137 Iceland 8 compare
- 137 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 137 Luxembourg 8 compare
- 137 Norway 8 compare
- 137 Puerto Rico 8 compare
- 137 Portugal 8 compare
- 137 Suriname 8 compare
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 start month of the academic school year in Sweden?
- Start month of the academic school year in Sweden was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Sweden ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release