Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 179 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2016
All-time low
90.2%
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sweden stood at 97.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 98.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 19th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 90.2% | — |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 90.2% | 97.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 95.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.0% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sweden?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sweden was 97.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release