Canada vs Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Canada
88.4%
in 2025
Sweden
89.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
37th
Sweden rank
34th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 89.1% against 88.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 34th of 164 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.6% | 85.6% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 87.6% | 1.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 87.1% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 88.2% | 2.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 88.8% | 0.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 89.1% against 88.4% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Canada ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 34th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release