School age population, early childhood educational development in Sweden

Sweden: School age population, early childhood educational development was 116,650 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
116,650 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
52nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
116,650 number
in 2020
All-time low
77,530 number
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1998200920201998: 106.7k number1999: 97.7k number2000: 91.2k number2001: 87.1k number2002: 77.5k number2003: 80.3k number2004: 89.7k number2005: 93.2k number2006: 96.6k number2007: 106.2k number2008: 107.8k number2009: 104.7k number2010: 107.0k number2011: 109.0k number2012: 110.1k number2013: 111.3k number2014: 113.0k number2015: 113.7k number2016: 114.3k number2017: 112.1k number2018: 113.4k number2019: 116.2k number2020: 116.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Sweden is 116,650 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 in Sweden peaked at 116,650 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77,530 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.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Sweden, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 106,721 number
1999 97,677 number -8.5%
2000 91,218 number -6.6%
2001 87,073 number -4.5%
2002 77,530 number -11.0%
2003 80,265 number +3.5%
2004 89,731 number +11.8%
2005 93,176 number +3.8%
2006 96,556 number +3.6%
2007 106,237 number +10.0%
2008 107,767 number +1.4%
2009 104,666 number -2.9%
2010 107,031 number +2.3%
2011 109,033 number +1.9%
2012 110,099 number +1.0%
2013 111,266 number +1.1%
2014 113,005 number +1.6%
2015 113,690 number +0.6%
2016 114,273 number +0.5%
2017 112,075 number -1.9%
2018 113,433 number +1.2%
2019 116,205 number +2.4%
2020 116,650 number +0.4%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 116,650 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 116,650 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 102,199 number 97,677 number 106,721 number 2
2000s 93,422 number 77,530 number 107,767 number 10
2010s 112,011 number 107,031 number 116,205 number 10
2020s 116,650 number 116,650 number 116,650 number 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 49 Costa Rica 136,532 number compare
  2. 50 Turkmenistan 134,929 number compare
  3. 51 Austria 130,991 number compare
  4. 53 Namibia 99,034 number compare
  5. 54 Eritrea 92,054 number compare
  6. 55 Denmark 91,151 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Sweden?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Sweden was 116,650 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 116,650 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 77,530 number in 2002.
How does Sweden rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Sweden ranks 52nd out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/