Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sweden

Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 142.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
142.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
142.4%
in 2018
All-time low
86.3%
in 1972
Years of data
47
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sweden, 1971–2018

050100150197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sweden is 142.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sweden peaked at 142.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 1972.

Sweden ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Sweden, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 90.0%
1972 86.3% -4.1%
1973 92.2% +6.9%
1974 91.1% -1.2%
1975 92.0% +0.9%
1976 92.0% -0.0%
1977 91.1% -0.9%
1978 91.5% +0.5%
1979 93.3% +2.0%
1980 94.1% +0.8%
1981 94.6% +0.5%
1982 94.7% +0.2%
1983 94.9% +0.2%
1984 94.7% -0.2%
1985 94.2% -0.5%
1987 94.0% -0.2%
1988 94.5% +0.6%
1989 94.9% +0.3%
1990 95.4% +0.5%
1991 95.8% +0.5%
1992 96.9% +1.1%
1993 117.3% +21.0%
1994 120.1% +2.4%
1995 122.4% +2.0%
1996 125.1% +2.2%
1997 127.6% +2.0%
1998 141.0% +10.5%
1999 141.2% +0.1%
2000 138.6% -1.8%
2001 136.4% -1.6%
2002 132.8% -2.6%
2003 128.0% -3.6%
2004 101.0% -21.1%
2005 99.8% -1.2%
2006 99.6% -0.2%
2007 99.5% -0.1%
2008 99.9% +0.3%
2009 99.3% -0.5%
2010 99.1% -0.2%
2011 98.1% -1.0%
2012 99.5% +1.4%
2013 130.6% +31.3%
2014 132.9% +1.7%
2015 137.3% +3.3%
2016 139.1% +1.3%
2017 141.7% +1.9%
2018 142.4% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 91.1% 86.3% 93.3% 9
1980s 94.5% 94.0% 94.9% 9
1990s 118.3% 95.4% 141.2% 10
2000s 113.5% 99.3% 138.6% 10
2010s 124.5% 98.1% 142.4% 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 2 Belgium 133.7% compare
  2. 3 Finland 130.6% compare
  3. 4 Costa Rica 130.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sweden?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sweden was 142.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 142.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 1972.
How does Sweden rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Sweden ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.