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

Greece
641,230 number
in 2020
Sweden
650,715 number
in 2020
Greece rank
108th
Sweden rank
107th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 650,715 number against 641,230 number in Greece, a difference of 9,485 number.

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

Greece ranks 108th and Sweden ranks 107th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 883,968 number 652,863 number 231,106 number Greece
1980s 923,162 number 693,449 number 229,714 number Greece
1990s 922,911 number 620,136 number 302,775 number Greece
2000s 736,476 number 693,650 number 42,826 number Greece
2010s 652,335 number 647,040 number 5,296 number Greece
2020s 641,230 number 650,715 number 9,485 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 650,715 number against 641,230 number in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Greece and Sweden?
9,485 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, secondary education, both sexes?
Greece ranks 108th and Sweden ranks 107th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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