Sweden vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Sweden
127.1%
in 2018
World
94.8%
in 2019
Sweden rank
2nd
World rank
2nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Sweden
  • World
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 127.1% against 94.8% in World, a difference of 32.3%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times World's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 2nd and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden World Difference Ahead
1990s 109.7% 84.2% 25.5% Sweden
2000s 103.8% 90.1% 13.7% Sweden
2010s 115.7% 95.7% 20.0% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Sweden or World?
Sweden, at 127.1% against 94.8% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Sweden and World?
32.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Sweden and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Sweden ranks 2nd and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower 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.