Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden
Sweden: Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 73.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 73.3% for share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2017.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden peaked at 90.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2004.
That places Sweden 71st out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.9% | — |
| 2000 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 72.9% | 72.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 55.2% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 73.3% | 90.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden?
- Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden was 73.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the post-secondary non-tertiary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.