School age population, early childhood education, female in Sweden

Sweden: School age population, early childhood education, female was 347,179 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
347,179 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
86th
of 199 countries
All-time high
347,334 number
in 2016
All-time low
266,047 number
in 2005
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Sweden, 1998–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200920201998: 341.1k number1999: 329.5k number2000: 316.8k number2001: 305.4k number2002: 283.1k number2003: 270.6k number2004: 266.3k number2005: 266.0k number2006: 268.2k number2007: 283.3k number2008: 294.8k number2009: 303.2k number2010: 311.0k number2011: 318.7k number2012: 325.1k number2013: 331.0k number2014: 337.2k number2015: 342.8k number2016: 347.3k number2017: 345.0k number2018: 344.9k number2019: 345.9k number2020: 347.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 347,179 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sweden peaked at 347,334 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 266,047 number, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 86th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 335,271 number 329,460 number 341,082 number 2
2000s 285,775 number 266,047 number 316,764 number 10
2010s 334,886 number 311,016 number 347,334 number 10
2020s 347,179 number 347,179 number 347,179 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 83 Belgium 372,551 number compare
  2. 84 Burundi 358,488 number compare
  3. 85 Cuba 357,109 number compare
  4. 87 Turkmenistan 344,038 number compare
  5. 88 Togo 343,757 number compare
  6. 89 Benin 340,759 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Sweden?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Sweden was 347,179 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 347,334 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 266,047 number in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Sweden ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/