Greece vs Sweden: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Greece
326,372 number
in 2020
Sweden
333,920 number
in 2020
Greece rank
110th
Sweden rank
109th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 333,920 number against 326,372 number in Greece, a difference of 7,548 number.

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

Greece ranks 110th and Sweden ranks 109th of 205 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 447,953 number 326,817 number 121,136 number Greece
1980s 459,950 number 345,177 number 114,773 number Greece
1990s 449,463 number 302,693 number 146,770 number Greece
2000s 350,261 number 355,461 number 5,200 number Sweden
2010s 324,719 number 308,839 number 15,879 number Greece
2020s 326,372 number 333,920 number 7,548 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 333,920 number against 326,372 number in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Greece and Sweden?
7,548 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, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Greece ranks 110th and Sweden ranks 109th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.