Population of compulsory school age, male in Sweden

Sweden: Population of compulsory school age, male was 596,883 number in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
596,883 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
94th
of 186 countries
All-time high
596,883 number
in 2020
All-time low
459,446 number
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 501.3k number1999: 513.9k number2000: 526.0k number2001: 536.1k number2002: 545.6k number2003: 549.4k number2004: 547.0k number2005: 539.1k number2006: 526.8k number2007: 513.4k number2008: 499.0k number2009: 484.4k number2010: 471.3k number2011: 462.6k number2012: 459.4k number2013: 461.2k number2014: 468.4k number2015: 479.9k number2016: 493.1k number2017: 507.4k number2018: 519.4k number2019: 590.3k number2020: 596.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Sweden is 596,883 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Sweden peaked at 596,883 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 459,446 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 507,612 number 501,345 number 513,880 number 2
2000s 526,668 number 484,361 number 549,406 number 10
2010s 491,304 number 459,446 number 590,316 number 10
2020s 596,883 number 596,883 number 596,883 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 91 Hungary 626,198 number compare
  2. 92 Portugal 602,950 number compare
  3. 93 Palestine 598,411 number compare
  4. 95 Austria 573,105 number compare
  5. 96 Libya 572,410 number compare
  6. 97 Cuba 567,445 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Sweden?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Sweden was 596,883 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 596,883 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 459,446 number in 2012.
How does Sweden rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Sweden ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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
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