Ireland vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Ireland
119.9%
in 2018
Sweden
119.9%
in 2018
Ireland rank
14th
Sweden rank
15th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Ireland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 119.9% against 119.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 97.0% 109.0% 12.0% Sweden
2000s 100.3% 104.8% 4.5% Sweden
2010s 107.1% 109.2% 2.0% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Ireland or Sweden?
Ireland, at 119.9% against 119.9% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Ireland and Sweden?
0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Ireland ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.