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

Euro area
97.0%
in 2019
Sweden
112.5%
in 2018
Euro area rank
1st
Sweden rank
4th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Euro area
  • Sweden
0255075100125197119952019

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 112.5% against 97.0% in Euro area, a difference of 15.5%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 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 1st and Sweden ranks 4th 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 87.5% 101.3% 13.8% Sweden
2000s 90.8% 94.6% 3.8% Sweden
2010s 95.4% 97.5% 2.1% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Euro area or Sweden?
Sweden, at 112.5% against 97.0% in Euro area as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Euro area and Sweden?
15.5%, 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, male?
Euro area ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.