Austria vs Sweden: Share of children who have completed primary school
Austria
100.0%
in 2025
Sweden
100.0%
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
Sweden rank
8th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th of 165 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Austria ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.