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

Ireland
224.5%
in 2018
Sweden
194.7%
in 2018
Ireland rank
1st
Sweden rank
3rd

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Sweden
050100150200250199120042018

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 224.5% against 194.7% in Sweden, a difference of 29.8%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 132.1% 184.5% 52.4% Sweden
2000s 127.2% 146.3% 19.1% Sweden
2010s 151.8% 151.8% 0.0% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female, Ireland or Sweden?
Ireland, at 224.5% against 194.7% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female between Ireland and Sweden?
29.8%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
Ireland ranks 1st 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.