Norway vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female

Norway
15.5%
in 2018
Sweden
13.6%
in 2018
Norway rank
45th
Sweden rank
47th

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
05101520199820082018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 15.5% against 13.6% in Sweden, a difference of 1.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1.0% 12.9% 11.9% Sweden
2000s 7.4% 11.3% 3.9% Sweden
2010s 14.5% 13.7% 0.7% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Norway or Sweden?
Norway, at 15.5% against 13.6% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Norway and Sweden?
1.9%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
Norway ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,400 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.