High income vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

High income
99.3%
in 2019
Sweden
127.5%
in 2018
High income rank
4th
Sweden rank
1st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • High income
  • Sweden
050100150197119952019

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 127.5% against 99.3% in High income, a difference of 28.2%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sweden ahead.

High income ranks 4th 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 High income Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 87.5% 115.0% 27.5% Sweden
2000s 93.0% 108.1% 15.2% Sweden
2010s 98.8% 111.4% 12.6% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, High income or Sweden?
Sweden, at 127.5% against 99.3% in High income as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between High income and Sweden?
28.2%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do High income and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
High income ranks 4th 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.