Working-age population with primary education, total in Sweden

Sweden: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
86th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Working-age population with primary education, total in Sweden, 2004–2016

0.020.030.040.050.062004201020162004: 0.06 % of total population in working age2005: 0.046 % of total population in working age2006: 0.045 % of total population in working age2007: 0.041 % of total population in working age2008: 0.036 % of total population in working age2009: 0.033 % of total population in working age2010: 0.027 % of total population in working age2011: 0.022 % of total population in working age2012: 0.018 % of total population in working age2013: 0.017 % of total population in working age2014: 0.021 % of total population in working age2015: 0.029 % of total population in working age2016: 0.032 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, working-age population with primary education, total in Sweden stood at 0.0%.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Sweden peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.

That places Sweden 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Working-age population with primary education, total in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of total population in working age Change
2004 0.1%
2005 0.0% -23.7%
2006 0.0% -0.8%
2007 0.0% -9.8%
2008 0.0% -11.0%
2009 0.0% -9.1%
2010 0.0% -19.4%
2011 0.0% -17.9%
2012 0.0% -17.5%
2013 0.0% -5.7%
2014 0.0% +24.0%
2015 0.0% +37.5%
2016 0.0% +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 83 Denmark 0.0% compare
  2. 84 Bulgaria 0.0% compare
  3. 85 Mongolia 0.0% compare
  4. 87 Republic of Korea 0.0% compare
  5. 88 Lithuania 0.0% compare
  6. 89 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Sweden?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Sweden was 0.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
How does Sweden rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Sweden ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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