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
20406080199020072025

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

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
133 places, 2,467 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release