Australia vs Sweden: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Australia
73.7%
in 2022
Sweden
72.8%
in 2022
Australia rank
21st
Sweden rank
22nd
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 73.7% against 72.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 63 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 81.7% | 5.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 77.8% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.8% | 0.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 73.7% against 72.8% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Australia ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).