Sweden vs Uruguay: Gender gap education levels

Sweden
99.43
in 2024
Uruguay
99.38
in 2015
Sweden rank
16th
Uruguay rank
18th

Gender gap education levels over time

  • Sweden
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 99.43 against 99.38 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 190 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Uruguay Difference Ahead
1820s 42.02 1.51 40.51 Sweden
1830s 47.3 2.44 44.87 Sweden
1840s 52.66 3.92 48.74 Sweden
1850s 57.74 6.21 51.53 Sweden
1860s 62.08 9.73 52.34 Sweden
1870s 66.41 14.93 51.48 Sweden
1880s 70.75 22.21 48.53 Sweden
1890s 75.08 29.16 45.92 Sweden
1900s 79.41 33.27 46.14 Sweden
1910s 83.75 46.17 37.58 Sweden
1920s 88.08 55.73 32.35 Sweden
1930s 92.41 65.29 27.12 Sweden
1940s 96.75 74.85 21.9 Sweden
1950s 100 82.94 17.06 Sweden
1960s 96.48 93.7 2.78 Sweden
1970s 96.56 90.29 6.26 Sweden
1980s 95.73 88.59 7.14 Sweden
2000s 99.25 97.03 2.23 Sweden
2010s 98.76 98.26 0.4975 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap education levels, Sweden or Uruguay?
Sweden, at 99.43 against 99.38 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender gap education levels between Sweden and Uruguay?
0.05, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
40 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2015.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for gender gap education levels?
Sweden ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender gap education levels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap education levels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed