Finland vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female

Finland
222.0%
in 2018
Sweden
194.7%
in 2018
Finland rank
2nd
Sweden rank
3rd

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 222.0% against 194.7% in Sweden, a difference of 27.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 182 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 147.7% 191.1% 43.4% Sweden
2000s 141.2% 146.3% 5.0% Sweden
2010s 180.8% 152.1% 28.7% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female, Finland or Sweden?
Finland, at 222.0% against 194.7% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female between Finland and Sweden?
27.3%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
Finland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, 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, upper secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,271 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.