What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Belgium and Sweden?

35,429 number, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Sweden: Enrolment in primary education, male

Belgium

419,870 number

in 2018

Sweden

455,299 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

89th

Sweden rank

88th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 455,299 number against 419,870 number in Belgium, a difference of 35,429 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 88th of 202 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	488,146 number	342,577 number	145,569 number	Belgium
1980s	394,389 number	323,728 number	70,662 number	Belgium
1990s	376,441 number	322,333 number	54,108 number	Belgium
2000s	383,732 number	350,049 number	33,683 number	Belgium
2010s	395,794 number	373,317 number	22,477 number	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Belgium or Sweden?: Sweden, at 455,299 number against 419,870 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Belgium and Sweden?: 35,429 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Belgium ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.