Students participation: % of corresponding age population in Sweden

Sweden: Students participation: % of corresponding age population was 99.5 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
99.5
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 47 countries
All-time high
100
in 2016
All-time low
99
in 2014
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of in Sweden, 2013–2025

0204060801002013201920252013: 99.32014: 992015: 99.52016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 99.32020: 99.52021: 99.62022: 99.72023: 99.72024: 99.72025: 99.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 99.5 for students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of in 2025.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of in Sweden peaked at 100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 99, in 2014.

Sweden ranks 15th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Students participation: % of corresponding age population in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of corresponding age population in Sweden, 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 99.3 —
2014 99 -0.3%
2015 99.5 +0.5%
2016 100 +0.5%
2017 100 +0.0%
2018 100 +0.0%
2019 99.3 -0.7%
2020 99.5 +0.2%
2021 99.6 +0.1%
2022 99.7 +0.1%
2023 99.7 +0.0%
2024 99.7 +0.0%
2025 99.5 -0.2%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 99.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 99.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 99.59 99 100 7
2020s 99.62 99.5 99.7 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 12 Switzerland 99.9 compare
  2. 13 Netherlands 99.6 compare
  3. 13 Netherlands 99.6 compare
  4. 16 Finland 99.4 compare
  5. 17 Germany 99.3 compare
  6. 17 Norway 99.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of in Sweden?
Students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of in Sweden was 99.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2016.
What is the lowest students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 99 in 2014.
How does Sweden rank for students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of?
Sweden ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Students participation at the end of compulsory education - % of corresponding age population
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 563 data points, 2012–2025
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