OECD members vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

OECD members
103.7%
in 2019
Sweden
139.5%
in 2018
OECD members rank
3rd
Sweden rank
1st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • OECD members
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 139.5% against 103.7% in OECD members, a difference of 35.8%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

OECD members ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 87.4% 90.2% 2.8% Sweden
1980s 93.0% 92.6% 0.4% OECD members
1990s 96.5% 113.4% 16.9% Sweden
2000s 100.1% 110.3% 10.3% Sweden
2010s 102.9% 121.5% 18.6% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, OECD members or Sweden?
Sweden, at 139.5% against 103.7% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between OECD members and Sweden?
35.8%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sweden?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do OECD members and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
OECD members ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.