Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden
Sweden: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden is 1 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden peaked at 1 index in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.9999 index, in 1982.
That places Sweden 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9999 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9999 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9999 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 57,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 1988.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9999 index in 1982.
- How does Sweden rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.