Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sweden

Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
72nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 1998
All-time low
0.9847 GPI
in 2011
Years of data
26
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sweden, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI1996: 1.1 GPI1997: 1.1 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.999 GPI2005: 0.994 GPI2006: 0.993 GPI2007: 0.992 GPI2008: 0.998 GPI2009: 0.995 GPI2010: 0.994 GPI2011: 0.985 GPI2012: 0.992 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 0.999 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sweden stood at 1.01 GPI.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sweden peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9847 GPI, in 2011.

That places Sweden 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sweden, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 1.05 GPI
1994 1.05 GPI +0.8%
1995 1.06 GPI +0.3%
1996 1.06 GPI +0.4%
1997 1.06 GPI -0.5%
1998 1.06 GPI +0.6%
1999 1.06 GPI -0.5%
2000 1.05 GPI -0.5%
2001 1.05 GPI -0.0%
2002 1.05 GPI -0.3%
2003 1.05 GPI -0.2%
2004 0.9992 GPI -4.4%
2005 0.9945 GPI -0.5%
2006 0.9931 GPI -0.1%
2007 0.9916 GPI -0.2%
2008 0.9978 GPI +0.6%
2009 0.9946 GPI -0.3%
2010 0.994 GPI -0.1%
2011 0.9847 GPI -0.9%
2012 0.9919 GPI +0.7%
2013 1.05 GPI +6.0%
2014 1.05 GPI +0.2%
2015 1.05 GPI +0.1%
2016 1.03 GPI -2.4%
2017 0.9988 GPI -2.9%
2018 1.01 GPI +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.06 GPI 7
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9916 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9847 GPI 1.05 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 69 Costa Rica 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 70 Indonesia 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 71 Canada 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 73 Brazil 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 74 Jamaica 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 75 China 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sweden?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sweden was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1998.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9847 GPI in 2011.
How does Sweden rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Sweden ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.