Since the school year 2013/14, the number of schools with preschool classes in Sweden decreased. In the school year 2022/23, there were 3,573 schools offering preschool classes for children in Sweden. The year before starting compulsory school, children in Sweden are offered a voluntary one year preschool class. The class combines the pedagogical methods of the preschool with those of compulsory school. Usually children start a preschool class at the age of six.
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Number of schools where preschool classes are offered in Sweden from 2013 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of schools with preschool classes
2013/14
3,640
2014/15
3,626
2015/16
3,650
2016/17
3,643
2017/18
3,621
2018/19
3,619
2019/20
3,613
2020/21
3,575
2021/22
3,578
2022/23
3,573
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National Agency for Education. (April 4, 2023). Number of schools where preschool classes are offered in Sweden from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/539608/sweden-number-of-schools-with-preschool-classes/
National Agency for Education. "Number of schools where preschool classes are offered in Sweden from 2013 to 2023." Chart. April 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539608/sweden-number-of-schools-with-preschool-classes/
National Agency for Education. (2023). Number of schools where preschool classes are offered in Sweden from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539608/sweden-number-of-schools-with-preschool-classes/
National Agency for Education. "Number of Schools Where Preschool Classes Are Offered in Sweden from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539608/sweden-number-of-schools-with-preschool-classes/
National Agency for Education, Number of schools where preschool classes are offered in Sweden from 2013 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539608/sweden-number-of-schools-with-preschool-classes/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Number of schools where preschool classes are offered in Sweden from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], National Agency for Education, April 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/539608/sweden-number-of-schools-with-preschool-classes/
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