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

Namibia
120.3%
in 2017
Sweden
125.1%
in 2018
Namibia rank
6th
Sweden rank
3rd

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

  • Namibia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 125.1% against 120.3% in Namibia, a difference of 4.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 104.2% 106.8% 2.7% Sweden
2000s 105.0% 102.6% 2.4% Namibia
2010s 113.5% 109.8% 3.6% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Namibia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 125.1% against 120.3% in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Namibia and Sweden?
4.8%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Namibia ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
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.