Sweden vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Sweden
139.5%
in 2018
World
88.2%
in 2019
Sweden rank
1st
World rank
28th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Sweden
- World
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 139.5% against 88.2% in World, a difference of 51.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 1st and World ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.2% | 70.1% | 20.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 92.6% | 72.1% | 20.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 113.4% | 76.1% | 37.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 110.3% | 81.3% | 29.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 121.5% | 88.0% | 33.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Sweden or World?
- Sweden, at 139.5% against 88.2% in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Sweden and World?
- 51.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Sweden and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 1st and World ranks 28th 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.