Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sweden

Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
35th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.992 GPI
in 2011
Years of data
26
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sweden, 1993–2018

00.250.50.7511993200520181993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.997 GPI2005: 0.996 GPI2006: 0.996 GPI2007: 0.995 GPI2008: 0.996 GPI2009: 0.995 GPI2010: 0.994 GPI2011: 0.992 GPI2012: 0.996 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1.02 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sweden peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.992 GPI, in 2011.

Sweden ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sweden, 1993 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1993 1.03 GPI
1994 1.03 GPI +0.3%
1995 1.03 GPI +0.1%
1996 1.03 GPI +0.1%
1997 1.03 GPI -0.2%
1998 1.04 GPI +1.5%
1999 1.04 GPI -0.5%
2000 1.03 GPI -0.4%
2001 1.03 GPI -0.0%
2002 1.03 GPI +0.0%
2003 1.03 GPI -0.2%
2004 0.9966 GPI -3.4%
2005 0.996 GPI -0.1%
2006 0.9958 GPI -0.0%
2007 0.995 GPI -0.1%
2008 0.9959 GPI +0.1%
2009 0.9949 GPI -0.1%
2010 0.9945 GPI -0.0%
2011 0.992 GPI -0.2%
2012 0.9963 GPI +0.4%
2013 1.06 GPI +6.1%
2014 1.06 GPI -0.2%
2015 1.05 GPI -0.9%
2016 1.03 GPI -1.8%
2017 1.01 GPI -1.7%
2018 1.02 GPI +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.04 GPI 7
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9949 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.992 GPI 1.06 GPI 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sweden?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Sweden was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.992 GPI in 2011.
How does Sweden rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Sweden ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
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

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.