SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
28.6%
in 2025
Sweden
81.5%
in 2021
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
34th
Sweden rank
33rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes over time
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 81.5% against 28.6% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 52.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.8 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 39 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 87.5% | 66.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 87.1% | 63.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 82.5% | 56.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 81.5% against 28.6% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden?
- 52.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). 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