Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Sweden

Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 70.8% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
70.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 174 countries
All-time high
70.8%
in 2018
All-time low
66.7%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2013–2018

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

0204060802013201520182013: 69.9 %2014: 68 %2015: 66.7 %2016: 67.1 %2017: 70.1 %2018: 70.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 70.8% 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 1.3% over ten years.

Sweden ranks 4th of 174 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, female (%) in Sweden, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 69.9% —
2014 68.0% -2.7%
2015 66.7% -2.0%
2016 67.1% +0.7%
2017 70.1% +4.5%
2018 70.8% +1.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 70.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.0%, 23.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 70.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.9%, 4.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 South Korea 89.4% compare
  2. 2 Cuba 89.0% compare
  3. 3 Norway 84.9% compare
  4. 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 67.9%
  5. 6 Slovenia 61.9% compare
  6. 7 Denmark 61.1% 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 70.8% 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 70.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 174 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 1.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.