Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 460 number in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
460 number
Change on year
down 93.5%
World rank
126th
of 148 countries
All-time high
17,168 number
in 2009
All-time low
460 number
in 2015
Years of data
15
1999–2015

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sweden, 1999–2015

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200720151999: 1.7k number2000: 1.3k number2001: 3.0k number2002: 2.8k number2003: 3.9k number2004: 9.7k number2005: 16.4k number2006: 17.0k number2007: 16.1k number2008: 15.0k number2009: 17.2k number2010: 16.9k number2011: 15.4k number2012: 7.1k number2015: 460 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 460 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.5% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sweden peaked at 17,168 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 460 number, in 2015.

Sweden ranks 126th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Sweden, 1999 to 2015.
Year number Change
1999 1,698 number
2000 1,305 number -23.1%
2001 2,964 number +127.1%
2002 2,759 number -6.9%
2003 3,940 number +42.8%
2004 9,662 number +145.2%
2005 16,383 number +69.6%
2006 16,953 number +3.5%
2007 16,063 number -5.2%
2008 15,007 number -6.6%
2009 17,168 number +14.4%
2010 16,860 number -1.8%
2011 15,394 number -8.7%
2012 7,116 number -53.8%
2015 460 number -93.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,698 number 1,698 number 1,698 number 1
2000s 10,220 number 1,305 number 17,168 number 10
2010s 9,958 number 460 number 16,860 number 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 123 Saint Lucia 591 number compare
  2. 124 Tonga 501 number compare
  3. 125 Cayman Islands 485 number compare
  4. 127 Barbados 387 number compare
  5. 128 Aruba 367 number compare
  6. 129 Luxembourg 355 number compare
  7. 129 Portugal 355 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sweden?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sweden was 460 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 17,168 number in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 460 number in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Sweden ranks 126th out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/