Belgium vs Sweden: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Belgium
13,850 number
in 2018
Sweden
12,574 number
in 2018
Belgium rank
52nd
Sweden rank
55th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082018

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 13,850 number against 12,574 number in Sweden, a difference of 1,276 number.

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

Across all 20 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 55th of 140 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 99,102 number 5,372 number 93,730 number Belgium
2000s 112,717 number 9,051 number 103,666 number Belgium
2010s 54,779 number 12,922 number 41,856 number Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Belgium or Sweden?
Belgium, at 13,850 number against 12,574 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Belgium and Sweden?
1,276 number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Belgium ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 55th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).