Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Sweden
Sweden: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 2.48 million in 2012. ▬ Flat
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Sweden, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2.48 million for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Sweden peaked at 2.48 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 million | 2.47 million | 2.48 million | 3 |
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More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Sweden?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Sweden was 2.48 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity 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 ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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