Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Sweden

Sweden: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 166,244 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
166,244 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
20th
of 66 countries
All-time high
166,244 number
in 2018
All-time low
156,793 number
in 2015
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Sweden, 2013–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k2013201520182013: 160.3k number2014: 158.1k number2015: 156.8k number2016: 158.7k number2017: 162.4k number2018: 166.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Sweden stood at 166,244 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Sweden ranks 20th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Sweden, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 160,276 number
2014 158,106 number -1.4%
2015 156,793 number -0.8%
2016 158,669 number +1.2%
2017 162,446 number +2.4%
2018 166,244 number +2.3%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 166,244 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,039 number, 6.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 166,244 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,039 number, 6.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 17 Mexico 219,992 number compare
  2. 18 Ukraine 184,246 number
  3. 19 Chile 175,834 number compare
  4. 21 Argentina 124,541 number compare
  5. 22 Denmark 104,402 number compare
  6. 23 Norway 101,722 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Sweden?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Sweden was 166,244 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 166,244 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 156,793 number in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
Sweden ranks 20th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,146 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) 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.