School age population, early childhood education, male in Sweden

Sweden: School age population, early childhood education, male was 366,238 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
366,238 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
85th
of 199 countries
All-time high
367,335 number
in 2016
All-time low
280,253 number
in 2005
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200920201998: 358.8k number1999: 346.6k number2000: 333.2k number2001: 321.4k number2002: 298.0k number2003: 285.0k number2004: 280.4k number2005: 280.3k number2006: 282.8k number2007: 298.5k number2008: 310.7k number2009: 319.9k number2010: 328.4k number2011: 336.7k number2012: 343.9k number2013: 350.3k number2014: 356.7k number2015: 362.6k number2016: 367.3k number2017: 364.1k number2018: 363.7k number2019: 364.8k number2020: 366.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, male in Sweden stood at 366,238 number.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Sweden peaked at 367,335 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 280,253 number, in 2005.

That places Sweden 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, early childhood education, male in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Sweden, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 358,811 number
1999 346,556 number -3.4%
2000 333,215 number -3.8%
2001 321,367 number -3.6%
2002 297,971 number -7.3%
2003 284,970 number -4.4%
2004 280,447 number -1.6%
2005 280,253 number -0.1%
2006 282,763 number +0.9%
2007 298,515 number +5.6%
2008 310,744 number +4.1%
2009 319,930 number +3.0%
2010 328,397 number +2.6%
2011 336,673 number +2.5%
2012 343,859 number +2.1%
2013 350,289 number +1.9%
2014 356,704 number +1.8%
2015 362,626 number +1.7%
2016 367,335 number +1.3%
2017 364,123 number -0.9%
2018 363,657 number -0.1%
2019 364,765 number +0.3%
2020 366,238 number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 352,684 number 346,556 number 358,811 number 2
2000s 301,018 number 280,253 number 333,215 number 10
2010s 353,843 number 328,397 number 367,335 number 10
2020s 366,238 number 366,238 number 366,238 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 82 Mauritania 403,538 number compare
  2. 83 Belgium 395,584 number compare
  3. 84 Cuba 377,183 number compare
  4. 86 Burundi 364,000 number compare
  5. 87 Turkmenistan 354,391 number compare
  6. 88 Paraguay 354,310 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Sweden?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Sweden was 366,238 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 367,335 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 280,253 number in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Sweden ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/