Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Sweden

Sweden: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 238,515 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
238,515 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
55th
of 196 countries
All-time high
238,515 number
in 2018
All-time low
147,763 number
in 1994
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Sweden, 1994–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1994200620181994: 147.8k number1995: 156.5k number1996: 170.1k number1997: 173.0k number1998: 174.1k number1999: 183.8k number2000: 175.3k number2001: 169.8k number2002: 164.1k number2003: 165.1k number2004: 170.0k number2005: 172.5k number2006: 166.5k number2007: 180.4k number2008: 191.5k number2009: 198.6k number2010: 205.0k number2011: 210.4k number2012: 215.8k number2013: 221.6k number2014: 227.4k number2015: 228.0k number2016: 232.4k number2017: 238.0k number2018: 238.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 238,515 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Sweden peaked at 238,515 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 147,763 number, in 1994.

Sweden ranks 55th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Sweden, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 147,763 number —
1995 156,489 number +5.9%
1996 170,087 number +8.7%
1997 172,986 number +1.7%
1998 174,125 number +0.7%
1999 183,794 number +5.6%
2000 175,332 number -4.6%
2001 169,845 number -3.1%
2002 164,058 number -3.4%
2003 165,140 number +0.7%
2004 169,996 number +2.9%
2005 172,511 number +1.5%
2006 166,529 number -3.5%
2007 180,407 number +8.3%
2008 191,478 number +6.1%
2009 198,604 number +3.7%
2010 204,986 number +3.2%
2011 210,440 number +2.7%
2012 215,798 number +2.5%
2013 221,601 number +2.7%
2014 227,428 number +2.6%
2015 227,971 number +0.2%
2016 232,415 number +1.9%
2017 237,960 number +2.4%
2018 238,515 number +0.2%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 238,515 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,715 number, 4.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 238,515 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91,233 number, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 167,541 number 147,763 number 183,794 number 6
2000s 175,390 number 164,058 number 198,604 number 10
2010s 224,124 number 204,986 number 238,515 number 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 52 Liberia 258,826 number compare
  2. 53 Algeria 248,113 number compare
  3. 54 Netherlands 241,839 number compare
  4. 56 Democratic Republic of Congo 233,133 number compare
  5. 57 Belgium 230,705 number compare
  6. 58 Sri Lanka 229,099 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Sweden?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Sweden was 238,515 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 238,515 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 147,763 number in 1994.
How does Sweden rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Sweden ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.