Euro area vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Euro area
106.2%
in 2019
Sweden
139.5%
in 2018
Euro area rank
2nd
Sweden rank
1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Euro area
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 139.5% against 106.2% in Euro area, a difference of 33.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Euro area ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.9% | 90.2% | 1.7% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 92.6% | 2.5% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 102.1% | 113.4% | 11.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 104.6% | 110.3% | 5.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 106.1% | 121.5% | 15.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Euro area or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 139.5% against 106.2% in Euro area as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Euro area and Sweden?
- 33.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sweden?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Euro area and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.
- 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.