Euro area vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Euro area
100.8%
in 2019
Sweden
127.5%
in 2018
Euro area rank
2nd
Sweden rank
1st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Euro area
  • Sweden
050100150197119952019

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 127.5% against 100.8% in Euro area, a difference of 26.7%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Euro area ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 89.8% 119.6% 29.9% Sweden
2000s 93.8% 108.1% 14.3% Sweden
2010s 98.8% 111.4% 12.5% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Euro area or Sweden?
Sweden, at 127.5% against 100.8% in Euro area as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Euro area and Sweden?
26.7%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Euro area and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Euro area ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). 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 to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.