Education in Sweden

145 indicators covering education for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 98.7% 2023 down 1.0% 30th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 39 2024 unchanged 131st
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 57 2024 up 21.3% 124th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 124 2024 down 6.1% 130th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 219 2024 down 24.0% 123rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 101.7% 2017 down 0.9% 89th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 102.2% 2017 down 0.7% 87th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 30.1% 185th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 3,100 people 2100 down 29.5% 145th
Population by level of education 7.77 million people 2100 up 5.7% 65th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2015 175th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2015 175th
School enrollment, secondary, private 20.8% 2024 up 27.7% 64th
School enrollment, primary 99.2% 2017 up 3.0% 13th
Over-age students, primary 18.9% 2017 23rd
Secondary education, teachers 59.9% 2024 down 5.8% 96th
School enrollment, primary, female 98.1% 2008 down 0.7% 20th
School enrollment, primary, male 98.7% 2008 down 0.7% 7th
Over-age students, primary, male 18.2% 2017 26th
Over-age students, primary, female 19.7% 2017 20th
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 up 11.1% 81st
Progression to secondary school 99.6% 2016 down 0.3% 31st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.4% 2017 up 3.3% 18th
Primary education, pupils 49.0% 2017 up 0.7% 49th
Tertiary education, academic staff 47.7% 2024 up 8.6% 67th
Persistence to grade 5, female 98.6% 2023 down 1.1% 32nd
Persistence to grade 5, male 98.7% 2023 down 0.8% 28th
School enrollment, secondary 99.1% 2016 down 0.5% 3rd
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
School enrollment, secondary, female 99.5% 2015 down 0.5% 4th
School enrollment, secondary, male 99.8% 2015 up 0.1% 1st
Progression to secondary school, female 99.1% 2016 down 0.7% 47th
Expenditure on tertiary education 24.1% 2016 down 10.1% 47th
Children out of school, primary 4,270 2024 down 48.1% 132nd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 98.1% 2008 down 0.7% 34th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.7% 2008 down 0.7% 17th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.23 2017 up 24.8% 166th
Expenditure on secondary education 27.4% 2016 down 29.0% 105th
Expenditure on primary education 24.1% 2016 down 3.2% 115th
Secondary education, pupils 50.1% 2017 up 3.1% 59th
Children out of school, primary, female 2,067 2024 down 48.5% 135th
Children out of school, primary, male 2,203 2024 down 47.7% 136th
Adolescents out of school 0.4% 2024 down 67.5% 167th
Current education expenditure, total 93.7% 2022 down 0.7% 51st
Current education expenditure, primary 91.7% 2022 down 1.9% 79th
Current education expenditure, secondary 92.5% 2022 down 0.2% 75th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.07 2017 up 35.8% 113th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 5.52 2017 down 44.2% 181st
Current education expenditure, tertiary 96.5% 2022 down 0.2% 32nd
Adolescents out of school, female 0.4% 2024 down 67.9% 152nd
Adolescents out of school, male 0.4% 2024 down 67.1% 154th
Net intake rate in grade 1 96.6% 2015 up 6.1% 10th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 12.28 2017 up 8.3% 124th
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 96.6% 2015 up 6.6% 8th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 96.7% 2015 up 5.6% 7th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 84.7% 2023 up 14.6% 19th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 85.4% 2023 up 17.2% 18th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 84.1% 2023 up 12.1% 27th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 11.26 2017 up 15.7% 88th