Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sweden: Lower secondary completion rate, female
Lower secondary completion rate, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 99.5% against 43.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 56.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 99.3% | 65.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 99.9% | 61.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 99.9% | 57.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 99.5% against 43.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
- 56.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 35th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.