World Bank · Education
Sweden: Persistence to grade 5, total
98.65percent · 2023-0.9% since 2009
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method. Annual figures for Sweden from 1971 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 98.655 | |
| 2022 | 99.687 | |
| 2021 | 99.834 | |
| 2020 | 99.845 | |
| 2019 | 99.783 | |
| 2018 | 99.802 | |
| 2017 | 99.721 | |
| 2013 | 99.609 | |
| 2012 | 99.746 | |
| 2010 | 96.545 | |
| 2009 | 99.529 | |
| 2008 | 99.04 | |
| 2007 | 99.729 | |
| 2006 | 99.405 | |
| 2005 | 98.962 | |
| 2004 | 99.091 | |
| 2003 | 99.024 | |
| 2002 | 98.998 | |
| 2001 | 98.789 | |
| 2000 | 99.301 | |
| 1999 | 98.433 | |
| 1991 | 99.724 | |
| 1990 | 99.634 | |
| 1989 | 99.714 | |
| 1988 | 99.566 | |
| 1987 | 99.366 | |
| 1983 | 98.673 | |
| 1982 | 98.373 | |
| 1981 | 98.232 | |
| 1980 | 98.951 | |
| 1979 | 99.273 | |
| 1978 | 99.1 | |
| 1976 | 99.452 | |
| 1975 | 99.124 | |
| 1974 | 97.566 | |
| 1973 | 96.548 | |
| 1972 | 96.765 | |
| 1971 | 98.244 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Persistence to grade 5, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-persistence-to-grade-5-total (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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