Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 139.5% against 103.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 36.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.4% | 90.2% | 14.8% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 94.8% | 92.6% | 2.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 113.4% | 15.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 101.0% | 110.3% | 9.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 121.5% | 19.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 139.5% against 103.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
- 36.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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.