Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sweden

Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 136.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
136.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
136.7%
in 2018
All-time low
86.8%
in 1972
Years of data
47
1971–2018

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

050100150197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 136.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sweden peaked at 136.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, 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, male in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Sweden, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 89.9%
1972 86.8% -3.5%
1973 91.7% +5.6%
1974 90.4% -1.3%
1975 91.4% +1.0%
1976 88.1% -3.6%
1977 87.8% -0.3%
1978 87.9% +0.1%
1979 90.1% +2.5%
1980 89.7% -0.5%
1981 89.9% +0.2%
1982 89.2% -0.8%
1983 89.4% +0.3%
1984 89.3% -0.2%
1985 88.4% -1.0%
1987 92.3% +4.5%
1988 93.4% +1.2%
1989 93.0% -0.4%
1990 93.2% +0.2%
1991 93.6% +0.4%
1992 94.7% +1.2%
1993 108.5% +14.5%
1994 111.3% +2.6%
1995 112.6% +1.1%
1996 113.8% +1.1%
1997 115.1% +1.1%
1998 122.5% +6.4%
1999 122.5% +0.0%
2000 120.3% -1.8%
2001 118.9% -1.2%
2002 118.1% -0.7%
2003 115.5% -2.2%
2004 99.6% -13.8%
2005 100.2% +0.6%
2006 100.0% -0.2%
2007 100.1% +0.1%
2008 100.5% +0.4%
2009 100.0% -0.5%
2010 99.9% -0.0%
2011 98.9% -1.1%
2012 100.3% +1.4%
2013 119.0% +18.6%
2014 121.2% +1.9%
2015 125.8% +3.8%
2016 129.8% +3.2%
2017 136.2% +5.0%
2018 136.7% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 89.4% 86.8% 91.7% 9
1980s 90.5% 88.4% 93.4% 9
1990s 108.8% 93.2% 122.5% 10
2000s 107.3% 99.6% 120.3% 10
2010s 118.6% 98.9% 136.7% 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 2 Costa Rica 125.1% compare
  2. 3 Belgium 124.5% compare
  3. 4 Finland 123.4% compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sweden?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sweden was 136.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 136.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 1972.
How does Sweden rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Sweden ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.