Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Sweden
Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Sweden, 1999–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Sweden is 0.7%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.3% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Sweden peaked at 4.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 131st out of 137 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +34.3% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +43.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -37.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +51.6% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -65.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Sweden?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Sweden was 0.7% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Sweden ranks 131st out of 137 countries with data for 2015.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/