School age population, early childhood educational development program in Sweden

Sweden: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 240,052 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
240,052 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
52nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
240,052 number
in 2020
All-time low
159,349 number
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Sweden, 1998–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200920201998: 219.0k number1999: 200.5k number2000: 187.3k number2001: 178.8k number2002: 159.3k number2003: 164.9k number2004: 184.2k number2005: 191.3k number2006: 198.4k number2007: 218.2k number2008: 221.5k number2009: 215.3k number2010: 220.3k number2011: 224.5k number2012: 226.9k number2013: 229.1k number2014: 232.3k number2015: 233.6k number2016: 234.7k number2017: 229.8k number2018: 232.8k number2019: 239.0k number2020: 240.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Sweden stood at 240,052 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Sweden peaked at 240,052 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 159,349 number, in 2002.

Sweden ranks 52nd of 92 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 209,750 number 200,479 number 219,021 number 2
2000s 191,920 number 159,349 number 221,455 number 10
2010s 230,289 number 220,318 number 239,000 number 10
2020s 240,052 number 240,052 number 240,052 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 49 Costa Rica 279,650 number compare
  2. 50 Turkmenistan 274,019 number compare
  3. 51 Austria 269,277 number compare
  4. 53 Namibia 198,148 number compare
  5. 54 Eritrea 187,884 number compare
  6. 55 Denmark 187,321 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Sweden?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Sweden was 240,052 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 240,052 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 159,349 number in 2002.
How does Sweden rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Sweden ranks 52nd out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/