Denmark vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Denmark
120.9%
in 2018
Sweden
120.5%
in 2018
Denmark rank
11th
Sweden rank
12th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 120.9% against 120.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 188 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 123.1% 112.1% 11.0% Denmark
2000s 119.2% 105.7% 13.4% Denmark
2010s 117.8% 110.2% 7.6% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 120.9% against 120.5% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Denmark and Sweden?
0.4%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.