What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Belgium and Sweden?

36,830 number, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Sweden: Enrolment in primary education, female

Belgium

401,366 number

in 2018

Sweden

438,196 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

88th

Sweden rank

87th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 438,196 number against 401,366 number in Belgium, a difference of 36,830 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 87th of 203 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	463,277 number	328,357 number	134,920 number	Belgium
1980s	377,333 number	308,715 number	68,619 number	Belgium
1990s	357,794 number	309,522 number	48,271 number	Belgium
2000s	365,339 number	335,723 number	29,616 number	Belgium
2010s	378,213 number	362,308 number	15,905 number	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Belgium or Sweden?: Sweden, at 438,196 number against 401,366 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Belgium and Sweden?: 36,830 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Belgium ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 87th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.