Population of compulsory school age, female in Sweden

Sweden: Population of compulsory school age, female was 565,658 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
565,658 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
94th
of 186 countries
All-time high
565,658 number
in 2020
All-time low
434,841 number
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Sweden, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 475.2k number1999: 487.1k number2000: 498.6k number2001: 508.3k number2002: 517.8k number2003: 521.8k number2004: 519.7k number2005: 512.2k number2006: 500.4k number2007: 487.6k number2008: 473.6k number2009: 459.4k number2010: 446.9k number2011: 438.6k number2012: 434.8k number2013: 435.8k number2014: 442.4k number2015: 453.4k number2016: 466.3k number2017: 480.6k number2018: 492.4k number2019: 559.5k number2020: 565.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Sweden is 565,658 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Sweden peaked at 565,658 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 434,841 number, in 2012.

Sweden ranks 94th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 481,137 number 475,179 number 487,095 number 2
2000s 499,937 number 459,385 number 521,755 number 10
2010s 465,077 number 434,841 number 559,518 number 10
2020s 565,658 number 565,658 number 565,658 number 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Sweden?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Sweden was 565,658 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 565,658 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 434,841 number in 2012.
How does Sweden rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Sweden ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.