School enrollment, tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: School enrollment, tertiary was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in Sweden stood at 84.0%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Sweden peaked at 85.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2014.
That places Sweden 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 70.0% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 65.0% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 79.1% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 71,551 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 5.70 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Sweden?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Sweden was 84.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.