Denmark vs Sweden: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled
Denmark
99.21
in 2024
Sweden
99.43
in 2024
Denmark rank
19th
Sweden rank
16th
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 99.43 against 99.21 in Denmark, a difference of 0.22.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 17 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 66.21 | 42.02 | 24.19 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 69.45 | 47.3 | 22.15 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 72.53 | 52.66 | 19.88 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 75.43 | 57.74 | 17.68 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 78.12 | 62.08 | 16.04 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 80.62 | 66.41 | 14.22 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 83.12 | 70.75 | 12.38 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 85.62 | 75.08 | 10.55 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 88.12 | 79.41 | 8.71 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 90.62 | 83.75 | 6.88 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 93.12 | 88.08 | 5.05 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 95.62 | 92.41 | 3.21 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 98.12 | 96.75 | 1.38 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 100 | 96.48 | 3.52 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 98.5 | 96.56 | 1.94 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 95 | 95.73 | 0.73 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 99.52 | 99.34 | 0.1796 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 99.56 | 99.02 | 0.5408 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 99.44 | 99.44 | 0.0063 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap education levels, gaps filled, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 99.43 against 99.21 in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap education levels, gaps filled between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.22, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.