Sweden vs United States: Share of children who have completed primary school
Sweden
100.0%
in 2025
United States
100.0%
in 2025
Sweden rank
8th
United States rank
6th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 165 countries.
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About this data
The 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.