Start month of the academic school year in Sweden
Sweden: Start month of the academic school year was 7 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
9 tertiary education
in 2010
All-time low
7 tertiary education
in 2013
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Sweden, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
In 2024, start month of the academic school year in Sweden stood at 7 tertiary education. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Sweden peaked at 9 tertiary education in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7 tertiary education, in 2013.
Sweden ranks 143rd of 206 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.
Start month of the academic school year in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 tertiary education | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 tertiary education | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 7 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 143 American Samoa 7 tertiary education compare
- 143 Bangladesh 7 tertiary education compare
- 143 Brunei Darussalam 7 tertiary education compare
- 143 Botswana 7 tertiary education compare
- 143 Eritrea 7 tertiary education compare
- 143 India 7 tertiary education compare
- 143 Mauritius 7 tertiary education compare
- 143 South Sudan 7 tertiary education compare
- 143 United States 7 tertiary education 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 start month of the academic school year in Sweden?
- Start month of the academic school year in Sweden was 7 tertiary education in 2024, 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 9 tertiary education in 2010.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 tertiary education in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Sweden ranks 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release