Europe & Central Asia vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Europe & Central Asia
103.7%
in 2019
Sweden
136.7%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
3rd
Sweden rank
1st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 136.7% against 103.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 33.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 93.1% 89.4% 3.7% Europe & Central Asia
1980s 95.0% 90.5% 4.5% Europe & Central Asia
1990s 97.3% 108.8% 11.5% Sweden
2000s 99.2% 107.3% 8.1% Sweden
2010s 102.4% 118.6% 16.2% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Europe & Central Asia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 136.7% against 103.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Europe & Central Asia and Sweden?
33.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sweden?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Europe & Central Asia 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.