Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Sweden

Children out of school in Sweden in 2024 — 4,270 people. Ranked 40 in the world out of 120. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 41.6%.

2024 4,270 people +33.02% vs 2023
World rank 40of 120
Period maximum 13,923 people2011
Period minimum 1,099 people2017

Trend over time

2001–2024 · people

Children out of school — Sweden, 2001–202405,00010,00015,0002001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 3,016 people2002: 2,506 people2003: 2,457 people2004: 2,584 people2005: 2,318 people2006: 1,872 people2007: 1,889 people2008: 1,714 people2009: 2,541 people2010: 4,698 people2011: 13,923 people2012: 3,280 people2013: 5,448 people2014: 8,227 people2015: 5,305 people2016: 2,759 people2017: 1,099 people2018: 3,375 people2019: 5,585 people2020: 5,106 people2021: 3,811 people2022: 4,274 people2023: 3,210 people2024: 4,270 people
Change over the period: +1,254 (+41.58%) Average annual rate: 1.52 %
Children out of school — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4,270 +1,060 +33.02%
2023 3,210 −1,064 −24.89%
2022 4,274 +463 +12.15%
2021 3,811 −1,295 −25.36%
2020 5,106 −479 −8.58%
2019 5,585 +2,210 +65.48%
2018 3,375 +2,276 +207.1%
2017 1,099 −1,660 −60.17%
2016 2,759 −2,546 −47.99%
2015 5,305 −2,922 −35.52%
2014 8,227 +2,779 +51.01%
2013 5,448 +2,168 +66.1%
2012 3,280 −10,643 −76.44%
2011 13,923 +9,225 +196.36%
2010 4,698 +2,157 +84.89%
2009 2,541 +827 +48.25%
2008 1,714 −175 −9.26%
2007 1,889 +17 +0.91%
2006 1,872 −446 −19.24%
2005 2,318 −266 −10.29%
2004 2,584 +127 +5.17%
2003 2,457 −49 −1.96%
2002 2,506 −510 −16.91%
2001 3,016

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.