Greece vs Sweden: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Greece
110,223 number
in 2020
Sweden
116,104 number
in 2020
Greece rank
105th
Sweden rank
102nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 116,104 number against 110,223 number in Greece, a difference of 5,881 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 105th and Sweden ranks 102nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 150,472 number 110,646 number 39,826 number Greece
1980s 151,946 number 112,807 number 39,139 number Greece
1990s 141,506 number 100,311 number 41,195 number Greece
2000s 112,419 number 118,248 number 5,829 number Sweden
2010s 108,175 number 101,333 number 6,842 number Greece
2020s 110,223 number 116,104 number 5,881 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 116,104 number against 110,223 number in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Greece and Sweden?
5,881 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Greece ranks 105th and Sweden ranks 102nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.