Sweden vs United States: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Sweden
1 index
in 2025
United States
1 index
in 2025
Sweden rank
115th
United States rank
118th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1 index against 1 index in United States, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States ahead.
Sweden ranks 115th and United States ranks 118th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9788 index | 1 index | 0.0251 index | United States |
| 1990s | 0.987 index | 1.01 index | 0.0229 index | United States |
| 2000s | 0.9981 index | 1.01 index | 0.0108 index | United States |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0037 index | United States |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0004 index | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Sweden or United States?
- Sweden, at 1 index against 1 index in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Sweden and United States?
- 0 index, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 115th and United States ranks 118th 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.