Sweden vs United States: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Sweden
1 modelled data
in 2025
United States
1 modelled data
in 2025
Sweden rank
115th
United States rank
118th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1 modelled data against 1 modelled data in United States, a difference of 0 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States ahead.
Sweden ranks 115th and United States ranks 118th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9788 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 0.0251 modelled data | United States |
| 1990s | 0.987 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 0.0229 modelled data | United States |
| 2000s | 0.9981 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 0.0108 modelled data | United States |
| 2010s | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 0.0037 modelled data | United States |
| 2020s | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 0.0004 modelled data | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Sweden or United States?
- Sweden, at 1 modelled data against 1 modelled data in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Sweden and United States?
- 0 modelled data, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Sweden ranks 115th and United States ranks 118th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release