Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden

Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 79.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
79.1%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
166th
of 205 countries
All-time high
79.6%
in 2017
All-time low
62.5%
in 1993
Years of data
43
1971–2018

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden, 1971–2018

0204060801971199420181971: 75 %1976: 72.7 %1977: 73.5 %1978: 74.1 %1979: 73.8 %1980: 74.2 %1981: 73.1 %1982: 72.2 %1983: 69.3 %1984: 67.1 %1985: 67.2 %1987: 64.2 %1988: 64.5 %1989: 64.2 %1990: 64.4 %1991: 64.1 %1992: 63.7 %1993: 62.5 %1994: 63.6 %1995: 68.6 %1996: 69 %1997: 69 %1998: 73.9 %1999: 69.1 %2000: 69.7 %2001: 68.4 %2002: 70.5 %2003: 71.9 %2004: 72.9 %2005: 72.6 %2006: 72 %2007: 70.7 %2008: 69.5 %2009: 68.4 %2010: 67.9 %2011: 67.6 %2012: 73 %2013: 70.7 %2014: 73.1 %2015: 76.5 %2016: 78.4 %2017: 79.6 %2018: 79.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden stood at 79.1%.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden peaked at 79.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1993.

Sweden ranks 166th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Sweden, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 75.0%
1976 72.7% -3.1%
1977 73.5% +1.1%
1978 74.1% +0.8%
1979 73.8% -0.4%
1980 74.2% +0.6%
1981 73.1% -1.6%
1982 72.2% -1.2%
1983 69.3% -4.0%
1984 67.1% -3.2%
1985 67.2% +0.2%
1987 64.2% -4.4%
1988 64.5% +0.4%
1989 64.2% -0.5%
1990 64.4% +0.3%
1991 64.1% -0.5%
1992 63.7% -0.6%
1993 62.5% -1.9%
1994 63.6% +1.8%
1995 68.6% +7.8%
1996 69.0% +0.6%
1997 69.0% -0.0%
1998 73.9% +7.1%
1999 69.1% -6.4%
2000 69.7% +0.9%
2001 68.4% -1.9%
2002 70.5% +3.0%
2003 71.9% +1.9%
2004 72.9% +1.5%
2005 72.6% -0.4%
2006 72.0% -0.8%
2007 70.7% -1.8%
2008 69.5% -1.7%
2009 68.4% -1.6%
2010 67.9% -0.8%
2011 67.6% -0.4%
2012 73.0% +8.1%
2013 70.7% -3.2%
2014 73.1% +3.4%
2015 76.5% +4.7%
2016 78.4% +2.4%
2017 79.6% +1.6%
2018 79.1% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 73.8% 72.7% 75.0% 5
1980s 68.5% 64.2% 74.2% 9
1990s 66.8% 62.5% 73.9% 10
2000s 70.7% 68.4% 72.9% 10
2010s 74.0% 67.6% 79.6% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sweden was 79.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1993.
How does Sweden rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Sweden ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.