Finland vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Finland
123.4%
in 2018
Sweden
136.7%
in 2018
Finland rank
4th
Sweden rank
1st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
050100150197119942018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 136.7% against 123.4% in Finland, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 1st of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 93.9% 89.0% 4.9% Finland
1980s 98.1% 90.5% 7.6% Finland
1990s 104.0% 108.8% 4.8% Sweden
2000s 106.6% 107.3% 0.7% Sweden
2010s 115.7% 118.6% 2.9% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Finland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 136.7% against 123.4% in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Finland and Sweden?
13.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Finland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 1st of 193 countries.
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.