Belgium vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Belgium
129.0%
in 2018
Sweden
139.5%
in 2018
Belgium rank
2nd
Sweden rank
1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 139.5% against 129.0% in Belgium, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.6% | 90.2% | 4.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 98.1% | 92.6% | 5.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 114.9% | 110.2% | 4.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 129.6% | 110.3% | 19.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 131.2% | 121.5% | 9.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 139.5% against 129.0% in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Belgium and Sweden?
- 10.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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 primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.