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Europe > Sweden > Education

SWEDISH EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 8.04 % of GNI Time series [6th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 11.4 [5th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 9,536 Time series [78th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 1.06 per 1,000 people Time series [106th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 5,178 Time series [74th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 575.846 per 1,000 people Time series [102nd of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 4,358 Time series [73rd of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 484.653 per 1,000 people Time series [100th of 148]
Class size > Age 13 13.6 students [25th of 29]
Committee on Culture and Education > Members > Number of CULT member 2 [13th of 21]
Duration of compulsory education 10 years [37th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [47th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [84th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 774,888 Time series [83rd of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.087 per capita Time series [117th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 917,978 Time series [61st of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 102.866 per 1,000 people Time series [42nd of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 414,657 Time series [40th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 46.465 per 1,000 people Time series [19th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 49.36% Time series [18th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 52.87% Time series [10th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 59.59% Time series [21st of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 96% Time series [51st of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 96% Time series [44th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 96% Time series [48th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.3% Time series [9th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.9% Time series [50th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 7.7% [13th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 12.8% [64th of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 34.8% [73rd of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 36.4% [47th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 28.3% [16th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.8% Time series [3rd of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 99.6% Time series [3rd of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 100% Time series [1st of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 96 Time series [22nd of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 96 Time series [17th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 96 Time series [17th of 145]
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 19% [12th of 18]
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 49% [8th of 18]
Educational attainment > Tertiary 32% [6th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 96.1% [3rd of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students 20.2 years [2nd of 30]
Expected duration of education for females 22 years [1st of 28]
Expected duration of education for males 18.6 years [2nd of 28]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 23.98 % Time series [12th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 26.75 % Time series [21st of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 46.95 % Time series [21st of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.3% [14th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 54.4% [7th of 170]
Female teachers > Lower secondary 62.1% [13th of 20]
Geographical aptitude results 58.74 [180th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 1 Time series [18th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1 Time series [63rd of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.55 Time series [13th of 139]
Grade 12 advanced students math 512 [8th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science 573 [2nd of 15]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 92.96 % Time series [120th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 92.26 % Time series [124th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 92.6 % Time series [124th of 157]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 741 hours [31st of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 741 hours [34th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 741 hours [37th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 741 hours [35th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 741 hours [29th of 38]
Library employees 284 [33rd of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.0315485 per 1,000 people [29th of 68]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 35.5% [1st of 17]
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 25.1% [17th of 17]
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level 39.4% [5th of 17]
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy 74.9% [1st of 17]
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > female 48.1% [6th of 17]
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > male 51.9% [12th of 17]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 99% Time series [12th of 157]
Literacy > Male 99% Time series [23rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population 99% Time series [15th of 160]
Mathematical literacy 510 [14th of 27]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 93.85 % Time series [7th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 93.49 % Time series [6th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 94.19 % Time series [6th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 100 % Time series [5th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 99.61 % Time series [4th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.8 % Time series [6th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 105.02 % Time series [1st of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 102.91 % Time series [2nd of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 103.94 % Time series [1st of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [128th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 690,758 Time series [83rd of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.077 per capita Time series [129th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.63 % female Time series [56th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 68,325 Time series [43rd of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 7.598 per 1,000 people Time series [18th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 80.78 % female Time series [48th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 1% [94th of 99]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 15% [24th of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49 33% [12th of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 35% [3rd of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+ 6% [3rd of 20]
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 12% [20th of 24]
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $24,364.00 [15th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Salary multiplier with 15 years experience 1.3 [12th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting $18,581.00 [16th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita $24,364.00 [15th of 22]
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years $0.00 per hour [22nd of 22]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 3.9 [99th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 2.7 [108th of 131]
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 98% [14th of 37]
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 89% [21st of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 91% [8th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 0% [34th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 91% [1st of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 0% [35th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 28% [12th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 12% [22nd of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 21% [7th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 23% [19th of 37]
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 8
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 3
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 12
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 14% [12th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue 22% [5th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion x
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 12% [16th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 13% [15th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology x
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 7.53 % Time series [12th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.83 % Time series [41st of 103]
Public spending on private institutions 21.1% [6th of 29]
Public spending on public institutions 78.9% [25th of 31]
Public spending per student > Primary level 23.5 [16th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 28.3 [29th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 53.5 [52nd of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.11 Time series [144th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 97.1 [29th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 11.4 [166th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 15.3 [77th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 154.94 Time series [19th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.79 Time series [31st of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 103.84 Time series [45th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 112.09 % Time series [7th of 157]
Reading literacy 516 [9th of 27]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 85.11 % gross Time series [37th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 84.71 % gross Time series [35th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 85.5 % gross Time series [37th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 99.07 % gross Time series [112nd of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 98.63 % net Time series [13th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.96 % gross Time series [105th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 98.47 % net Time series [13th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 99.17 % gross Time series [120th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.78 % net Time series [15th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 6.12 % Time series [75th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 102.57 % gross Time series [17th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 98.4 % net Time series [2nd of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 104.56 % gross Time series [17th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 100 % net Time series [1st of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 100.7 % gross Time series [23rd of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 96.89 % net Time series [2nd of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 8.33 % Time series [69th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 83.73 % gross Time series [4th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 102.34 % gross Time series [2nd of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 66.05 % gross Time series [7th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 17 years [3rd of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 15.1 years [14th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years Time series [10th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years Time series [7th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years Time series [18th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 16 years [6th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 99 % Time series [11th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 10,237 Time series [15th of 175]
Scientific literacy 512 [10th of 27]
Secondary education, general pupils 519,183 Time series [64th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.058 per 1,000 people Time series [114th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 711,798 Time series [58th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.079 per capita Time series [81st of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 49.46 % female Time series [49th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 75,243 Time series [43rd of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 8.368 per 1,000 people Time series [26th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 57.07 % female Time series [53rd of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 192,615 Time series [39th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 21.421 per 1,000 people Time series [31st of 183]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 60% [6th of 30]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 37% [19th of 29]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 60% [6th of 31]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 93% [1st of 24]
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 53 % awarded to females [20th of 30]
Spending per primary school student $5,579.00 per student [7th of 21]
    Spending per primary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [6th of 21]
Spending per secondary school student $5,648.00 per student [11th of 21]
    Spending per secondary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [8th of 21]
Student attitude > Dislike of school 20% [16th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring 58% [7th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder 38% [5th of 17]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 98% [8th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 13 58% [12th of 28]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 92% [21st of 28]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 87% [6th of 28]
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 98% [1st of 28]
Students living with mother > Age 13 94% [18th of 28]
Students whose father has secondary education 43%
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 45%
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 13 51% [17th of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 68% [20th of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 26.2 years experience [12th of 29]
Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.2% [18th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment 70% [3rd of 151]
Total expenditure as % of GDP 6.5 % of GDP [3rd of 18]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 23.2 % Time series [21st of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 22 % Time series [19th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 24.1 % Time series [20th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 58.1 % Time series [13th of 77]
Universities > Top 200 5 [11th of 31]
    Universities > Top 200 (per $ GDP) 0.014 per $1 billion of GDP [8th of 30]
    Universities > Top 200 (per capita) 0.555 per capita [6th of 31]
Universities > Top 500 11 [10th of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.032 per $1 billion of GDP [3rd of 37]
    Universities > Top 500 (per capita) 1.222 per capita [2nd of 38]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both
Young longtext readers 21.4 [16th of 27]
Young shorttext readers 37.3 [7th of 27]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; Wikipedia: Committee on Culture and Education ; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; The Geography Zone; TIMSS; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; OECD; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001); OECD; OECD Historical Statistics ; The Times, 2005; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Konungariket Sverige, Sverige

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