Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden

Sweden: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 113,454 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
113,454 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
103rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
126,723 number
in 2007
All-time low
92,948 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden stood at 113,454 number.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden peaked at 126,723 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 92,948 number, in 2013.

Sweden ranks 103rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Sweden, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 105,795 number
1971 105,500 number -0.3%
1972 105,956 number +0.4%
1973 106,949 number +0.9%
1974 108,363 number +1.3%
1975 109,841 number +1.4%
1976 111,462 number +1.5%
1977 113,109 number +1.5%
1978 114,400 number +1.1%
1979 115,474 number +0.9%
1980 116,409 number +0.8%
1981 117,197 number +0.7%
1982 117,586 number +0.3%
1983 117,098 number -0.4%
1984 116,032 number -0.9%
1985 114,903 number -1.0%
1986 113,935 number -0.8%
1987 112,369 number -1.4%
1988 109,754 number -2.3%
1989 106,647 number -2.8%
1990 103,782 number -2.7%
1991 101,003 number -2.7%
1992 99,008 number -2.0%
1993 98,035 number -1.0%
1994 97,921 number -0.1%
1995 97,934 number +0.0%
1996 97,846 number -0.1%
1997 98,874 number +1.1%
1998 101,612 number +2.8%
1999 105,451 number +3.8%
2000 109,070 number +3.4%
2001 112,524 number +3.2%
2002 116,097 number +3.2%
2003 118,907 number +2.4%
2004 121,008 number +1.8%
2005 123,084 number +1.7%
2006 126,087 number +2.4%
2007 126,723 number +0.5%
2008 122,682 number -3.2%
2009 115,309 number -6.0%
2010 107,882 number -6.4%
2011 98,959 number -8.3%
2012 93,354 number -5.7%
2013 92,948 number -0.4%
2014 96,202 number +3.5%
2015 98,707 number +2.6%
2016 101,263 number +2.6%
2017 104,860 number +3.6%
2018 107,986 number +3.0%
2019 110,687 number +2.5%
2020 113,454 number +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 109,685 number 105,500 number 115,474 number 10
1980s 114,193 number 106,647 number 117,586 number 10
1990s 100,147 number 97,846 number 105,451 number 10
2000s 119,149 number 109,070 number 126,723 number 10
2010s 101,285 number 92,948 number 110,687 number 10
2020s 113,454 number 113,454 number 113,454 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 100 Palestine, State of 118,613 number compare
  2. 101 Czechia 117,018 number compare
  3. 102 El Salvador 115,928 number compare
  4. 104 Greece 110,154 number compare
  5. 105 Turkmenistan 108,064 number compare
  6. 106 Mauritania 104,419 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden was 113,454 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 126,723 number in 2007.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 92,948 number in 2013.
How does Sweden rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Sweden ranks 103rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.