Denmark vs Sweden: Share of children who have completed primary school
Denmark
99.9%
in 2025
Sweden
100.0%
in 2025
Denmark rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 165 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Denmark ranks 10th 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.