Secondary education, pupils in Sweden
Sweden: Secondary education, pupils was 987,895 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils in Sweden stood at 987,895.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Sweden peaked at 1.01 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 493,136, in 1972.
That places Sweden 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 532,742 | 493,136 | 575,190 | 9 |
| 1980s | 608,170 | 591,019 | 624,835 | 10 |
| 1990s | 761,421 | 585,527 | 946,209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 818,912 | 711,798 | 934,608 | 10 |
| 2010s | 825,005 | 675,782 | 934,541 | 10 |
| 2020s | 983,498 | 947,583 | 1.01 million | 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)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (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, total 5.70 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Sweden?
- Secondary education, pupils in Sweden was 987,895 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 493,136 in 1972.
- How does Sweden rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Sweden ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.