Sweden vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female
Sweden
142.4%
in 2018
World
87.6%
in 2019
Sweden rank
1st
World rank
28th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time
- Sweden
- World
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 142.4% against 87.6% in World, a difference of 54.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 1st and World ranks 28th of 193 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 | 91.1% | 62.7% | 28.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 94.5% | 65.9% | 28.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 118.3% | 71.7% | 46.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 113.5% | 79.0% | 34.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 124.5% | 87.4% | 37.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Sweden or World?
- Sweden, at 142.4% against 87.6% in World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Sweden and World?
- 54.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Sweden and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Sweden ranks 1st and World ranks 28th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.