Sweden's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) was 98.52% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.19 percentage points from 99.71% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 98.52% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 99.74% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 99.71% | 2013 |
| Highest | 99.92% | 1991 |
| Lowest | 95.57% | 2010 |
| Average since 2018 | 99.58% | 2018–2023 |
| First recorded | 99.17% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Sweden's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) fell 1.27 percentage points on 2022 (from 99.79% to 98.52%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2022), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.04 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.95 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 4 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Sweden had the 13th highest value of the 47 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 98.52% | 2023 |
| World | 80.18% | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 98.46% | 2023 |
| High income | 92.51% | 2023 |
Closest to Sweden in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 38 values
| Year | Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 98.52 |
| 2022 | 99.79 |
| 2021 | 99.91 |
| 2020 | 99.7 |
| 2019 | 99.83 |
| 2018 | 99.74 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 |
Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) in nearby economies
- Albania — 87.68% (2023)
- Armenia — 98.75% (2022)
- Austria — 99.61% (2023)
- Azerbaijan — 99.23% (2023)
- Belarus — 98.13% (2023)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 98.04% (2022)
- Bulgaria — 99.76% (2023)
- Croatia — 99.57% (2022)
- Cyprus — 100% (2021)
More education data for Sweden
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 859,847 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 987,895 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.05 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.07 (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.08 (2020)
- School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sweden's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)?
- 98.52% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is down 0.65 percentage points from 99.17% in 1971. The highest value was 99.92% in 1991 and the lowest 95.57% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank?
- 13th highest of 47 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) unusual for Sweden?
- In 2023, Sweden's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) fell 1.27 percentage points on 2022 (from 99.79% to 98.52%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2022), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.04 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRSL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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