Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sweden

Sweden: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 304,792 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
304,792 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 170 countries
All-time high
304,792 number
in 2018
All-time low
285,860 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sweden, 2013–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2013201520182013: 285.9k number2014: 290.5k number2015: 290.7k number2016: 295.8k number2017: 302.4k number2018: 304.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sweden stood at 304,792 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Sweden ranks 44th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) in Sweden, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 285,860 number
2014 290,521 number +1.6%
2015 290,732 number +0.1%
2016 295,816 number +1.7%
2017 302,367 number +2.2%
2018 304,792 number +0.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sweden?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Sweden was 304,792 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 304,792 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 285,860 number in 2013.
How does Sweden rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Sweden ranks 44th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.