Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Sweden
Sweden: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Sweden is 19.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Sweden peaked at 25.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2013.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.3% | — |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +37.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 25.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 19.8% | 5 |
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More population data for Sweden
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Sweden?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Sweden was 19.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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