Italy vs Sweden: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Italy
1 index
in 2025
Sweden
1 index
in 2025
Italy rank
114th
Sweden rank
115th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Sweden, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 114th and Sweden ranks 115th of 164 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 0.9788 index | 0.0459 index | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.987 index | 0.0305 index | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9981 index | 0.0135 index | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 0.0053 index | Italy |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0011 index | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 1 index against 1 index in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Italy and Sweden?
- 0 index, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Italy ranks 114th and Sweden ranks 115th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.