Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 2.48 million in 2012. ▬ Flat
Latest (2012)
2.48 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
2.48 million
in 2012
All-time low
2.31 million
in 1998
Years of data
14
1998–2012
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2.48 million for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in 2012. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 2.48 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 10th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.31 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.44 million | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.43 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.43 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.45 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.45 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.40 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.41 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.48 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 million | 2.31 million | 2.44 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.43 million | 2.40 million | 2.45 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.47 million | 2.47 million | 2.48 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- Students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Sweden was 2.48 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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