Spain vs Sweden: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Spain
1 index
in 2025
Sweden
1 index
in 2025
Spain rank
120th
Sweden rank
122nd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Sweden, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 165 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.9999 index | 0.0006 index | Spain |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0001 index | Spain |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 0.0002 index | Spain |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9999 index | 0.0002 index | Spain |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9999 index | 0.0001 index | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 1 index against 1 index in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Spain and Sweden?
- 0 index, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Spain ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.