Belgium vs Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, female

Belgium
319,234 number
in 2018
Sweden
288,581 number
in 2018
Belgium rank
93rd
Sweden rank
96th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 319,234 number against 288,581 number in Sweden, a difference of 30,653 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 363,404 number 287,434 number 75,970 number Belgium
1980s 383,140 number 280,840 number 102,300 number Belgium
1990s 325,605 number 281,766 number 43,839 number Belgium
2000s 309,341 number 260,810 number 48,531 number Belgium
2010s 328,280 number 318,686 number 9,594 number Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Belgium or Sweden?
Belgium, at 319,234 number against 288,581 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Belgium and Sweden?
30,653 number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Belgium ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.