Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Sweden: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 100.4% (2020), 23rd of 176 in the world and 13th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 114.9% (2024), 20th of 191 in the world and 3rd of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 99.8% (2024), 37th of 168 in the world and 15th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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10 indicators
Education: Sweden in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 100.4%2020 | 23/176 | 13/51 | 73.7% | 95.2% | 100.4% | +5.2 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 114.9%2024 | 20/191 | 3/53 | 106.8%2001 | 99.2% | 119.5% | −3.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 99.8%2024 | 37/168 | 15/47 | 100.2%2001 | 99.0% | 99.7% | +0.6 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 132.0%2024 | 7/176 | 5/53 | 147.9%2001 | 102.3% | 136.4% | −1.7 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 99.7%2024 | 27/168 | 11/50 | · | 99.4% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 84.0%2024 | 21/172 | 12/52 | 70.0%2001 | 73.1% | 79.1% | +19.0 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.6%2024 | 148/178 | 36/51 | 0.4%2001 | 0.8% | 0.7% | −0.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 12.22017 | 140/173 | 28/48 | 11.8 | 9.5 | · | +25%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 7.3%2022 | 13/184 | 1/49 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 8.0% | −0.3 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 15.3%2022 | 57/179 | 9/49 | 12.9% | 13.2% | 15.3% | +0.2 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+5.2 pp100.4% in 2020
- Primary completion+0.6 pp99.8% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+19.0 pp84.0% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−0.7 pp0.6% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−1.7 pp132.0% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher+25%12.2 in 2017
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Sweden and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Sweden. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Sweden | Denmark | Finland | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 100.4%2020 | 103.2%2020 | 88.4%2020 | 96.3%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 114.9%2024 | 99.8%2024 | 98.9%2024 | 98.5%2024 |
| Primary completion | 99.8%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 97.2%2024 | 98.7%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 132.0%2024 | 125.6%2024 | 142.4%2024 | 116.3%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 99.7%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 97.8%2024 | 99.1%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 84.0%2024 | 79.0%2024 | 110.3%2024 | 95.5%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.6%2024 | 0.9%2024 | 1.8%2024 | 1.4%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.22017 | 10.72014 | 13.72017 | 8.62017 |
| Education spending | 7.3%2022 | 6.4%2022 | 6.4%2022 | 5.4%2022 |