East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Sweden: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.9969 GPI
in 2020
Sweden
1.05 GPI
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.05 GPI against 0.9969 GPI in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0531 GPI.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8422 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.1657 GPI Sweden
1980s 0.8793 GPI 1 GPI 0.1213 GPI Sweden
1990s 0.9518 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0625 GPI Sweden
2000s 0.985 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0231 GPI Sweden
2010s 0.9946 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0297 GPI Sweden
2020s 0.9969 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0561 GPI Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.05 GPI against 0.9969 GPI in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden?
0.0531 GPI, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden?
48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.