Europe & Central Asia vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes
Europe & Central Asia
102.9%
in 2019
Sweden
120.5%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 120.5% against 102.9% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.1% | 112.0% | 16.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 105.7% | 8.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 101.4% | 110.2% | 8.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 120.5% against 102.9% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Sweden?
- 17.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- 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
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.