Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sweden

Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 71.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
71.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 177 countries
All-time high
71.4%
in 2018
All-time low
67.1%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sweden, 2013–2018

0204060802013201520182013: 70 %2014: 68.1 %2015: 67.1 %2016: 67.6 %2017: 70.7 %2018: 71.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 71.4% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Sweden ranks 4th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) in Sweden, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 70.0% —
2014 68.1% -2.7%
2015 67.1% -1.4%
2016 67.6% +0.7%
2017 70.7% +4.6%
2018 71.4% +1.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 71.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 18.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 71.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.2%, 3.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Cuba 90.5% compare
  2. 2 South Korea 89.8% compare
  3. 3 Norway 85.0% compare
  4. 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 68.2%
  5. 6 Slovenia 62.0% compare
  6. 7 Denmark 61.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sweden?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sweden was 71.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.