Sweden's school enrollment, secondary (% net) was 99.06% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.49 percentage points from 99.56% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 99.06% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 91.56% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 99.56% | 2006 |
| Highest | 99.83% | 2005 |
| Lowest | 84.79% | 1989 |
| Average since 2007 | 95.77% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 84.79% | 1989 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Sweden's school enrollment, secondary (% net) fell 0.58 percentage points on 2015 (from 99.64% to 99.06%).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2015), the average change was +0.7 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.69 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.11 percentage points in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.04 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 99.06% | 2016 |
| World | 66.27% | 2018 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 89.93% | 2018 |
| High income | 90.82% | 2018 |
Closest to Sweden in the 2016 ranking
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 2nd of 6: 98%
- Dominica — 3rd of 6: 87.74%
- Samoa — 4th of 6: 85.52%
What this measures
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 27 values
| Year | School enrollment, secondary (% net) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.06 |
| 2015 | 99.64 |
| 2014 | 96.67 |
| 2013 | 94.47 |
| 2012 | 92.54 |
| 2011 | 91.56 |
| 2010 | 93.07 |
| 2009 | 95.07 |
| 2008 | 97.11 |
| 2007 | 98.46 |
| 2006 |
School enrollment, secondary (% net) in nearby economies
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 school enrollment, secondary (% net)?
- 99.06% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1989?
- It is up 14.27 percentage points from 84.79% in 1989. The highest value was 99.83% in 2005 and the lowest 84.79% in 1989.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary (% net) unusual for Sweden?
- In 2016, Sweden's school enrollment, secondary (% net) fell 0.58 percentage points on 2015 (from 99.64% to 99.06%). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2015), the average change was +0.7 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.69 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.NENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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