Spain vs Sweden: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Spain
72.7%
in 2022
Sweden
72.8%
in 2022
Spain rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 72.8% against 72.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 63 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.6% | 81.7% | 6.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 77.8% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.8% | 0.1% | Sweden |
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, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 72.8% against 72.7% in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Spain ranks 24th 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 (%).