SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
29.7%
in 2025
Sweden
77.6%
in 2021
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
34th
Sweden rank
34th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male over time
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 77.6% against 29.7% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 47.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.6 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 34th 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 | 23.9% | 86.0% | 62.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 85.6% | 59.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 78.6% | 50.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 77.6% against 29.7% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden?
- 47.9%, 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, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 34th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%). 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