European Union vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

European Union
104.0%
in 2019
Sweden
125.1%
in 2018
European Union rank
6th
Sweden rank
3rd

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

  • European Union
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 125.1% against 104.0% in European Union, a difference of 21.1%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

European Union ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 102.1% 106.3% 4.2% Sweden
2000s 103.5% 102.6% 0.9% European Union
2010s 104.1% 113.2% 9.1% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, European Union or Sweden?
Sweden, at 125.1% against 104.0% in European Union as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between European Union and Sweden?
21.1%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do European Union and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
European Union ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.