Sweden vs Turkey: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Sweden
99.4%
in 2024
Turkey
99.4%
in 2023
Sweden rank
32nd
Turkey rank
33rd
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 99.4% against 99.4% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 33rd of 209 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 17 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 81.6% | 0.0% | 81.6% | Sweden |
| 1830s | 84.8% | 0.1% | 84.7% | Sweden |
| 1840s | 87.6% | 0.1% | 87.5% | Sweden |
| 1850s | 89.9% | 0.2% | 89.7% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 91.9% | 0.4% | 91.5% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 100.0% | 0.7% | 99.3% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 1.3% | 98.7% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 2.4% | 97.6% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 4.4% | 95.6% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 100.0% | 7.9% | 92.1% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 99.9% | 15.5% | 84.3% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 99.4% | 25.0% | 74.4% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 41.8% | 58.2% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 58.8% | 41.2% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 93.7% | 63.7% | 30.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 96.4% | 78.9% | 17.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 70.2% | 26.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.7% | 0.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Sweden or Turkey?
- Sweden, at 99.4% against 99.4% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Sweden ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 33rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.