Spain vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Spain
121.6%
in 2018
Sweden
121.2%
in 2018
Spain rank
10th
Sweden rank
11th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Spain
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 121.6% against 121.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Spain ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 11th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 106.5% 115.2% 8.7% Sweden
2000s 112.7% 106.6% 6.0% Spain
2010s 119.0% 111.3% 7.7% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Spain or Sweden?
Spain, at 121.6% against 121.2% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Spain and Sweden?
0.4%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Spain ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.