Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden

Sweden: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 58,225 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
58,225 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
103rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
64,984 number
in 2007
All-time low
47,907 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden stood at 58,225 number.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Sweden peaked at 64,984 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 47,907 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, male (number) in Sweden, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 54,347 number
1971 54,253 number -0.2%
1972 54,525 number +0.5%
1973 55,003 number +0.9%
1974 55,655 number +1.2%
1975 56,362 number +1.3%
1976 57,150 number +1.4%
1977 57,956 number +1.4%
1978 58,619 number +1.1%
1979 59,192 number +1.0%
1980 59,697 number +0.9%
1981 60,137 number +0.7%
1982 60,345 number +0.3%
1983 60,063 number -0.5%
1984 59,459 number -1.0%
1985 58,833 number -1.1%
1986 58,295 number -0.9%
1987 57,458 number -1.4%
1988 56,126 number -2.3%
1989 54,566 number -2.8%
1990 53,130 number -2.6%
1991 51,738 number -2.6%
1992 50,746 number -1.9%
1993 50,283 number -0.9%
1994 50,248 number -0.1%
1995 50,281 number +0.1%
1996 50,267 number -0.0%
1997 50,804 number +1.1%
1998 52,219 number +2.8%
1999 54,182 number +3.8%
2000 56,033 number +3.4%
2001 57,798 number +3.1%
2002 59,607 number +3.1%
2003 61,036 number +2.4%
2004 62,092 number +1.7%
2005 63,135 number +1.7%
2006 64,651 number +2.4%
2007 64,984 number +0.5%
2008 62,953 number -3.1%
2009 59,197 number -6.0%
2010 55,397 number -6.4%
2011 50,810 number -8.3%
2012 48,028 number -5.5%
2013 47,907 number -0.3%
2014 49,584 number +3.5%
2015 50,816 number +2.5%
2016 51,995 number +2.3%
2017 53,699 number +3.3%
2018 55,286 number +3.0%
2019 56,741 number +2.6%
2020 58,225 number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 56,306 number 54,253 number 59,192 number 10
1980s 58,498 number 54,566 number 60,345 number 10
1990s 51,390 number 50,248 number 54,182 number 10
2000s 61,149 number 56,033 number 64,984 number 10
2010s 52,026 number 47,907 number 56,741 number 10
2020s 58,225 number 58,225 number 58,225 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 100 Kyrgyzstan 60,528 number compare
  2. 101 Czechia 60,047 number compare
  3. 102 El Salvador 59,095 number compare
  4. 104 Greece 56,701 number compare
  5. 105 Turkmenistan 54,719 number compare
  6. 106 Mauritania 52,914 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 58,225 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 64,984 number in 2007.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 47,907 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 5.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.