Greece vs Sweden: Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 745,876 Persons against 566,659 Persons in Greece, a difference of 179,217 Persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 14th of 29 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 643,744 Persons | 754,898 Persons | 111,154 Persons | Sweden |
| 2020s | 593,970 Persons | 748,659 Persons | 154,689 Persons | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 745,876 Persons against 566,659 Persons in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education between Greece and Sweden?
- 179,217 Persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education?
- Greece ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 14th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the number of students (initial education only) and repeaters by grade and level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year and for all ages. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by age (only for the number of students by grade) and sex. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.