What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between France and Sweden?

0.002 units per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Sweden: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

France

0.0915 units per person

in 2024

Sweden

0.0935 units per person

in 2024

France rank

66th

Sweden rank

63rd

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

France
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0935 units per person against 0.0915 units per person in France, a difference of 0.002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.

France ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0893 units per person	0.065 units per person	0.0242 units per person	France
1980s	0.0924 units per person	0.0727 units per person	0.0197 units per person	France
1990s	0.0976 units per person	0.0868 units per person	0.0108 units per person	France
2000s	0.094 units per person	0.0907 units per person	0.0033 units per person	France
2010s	0.0902 units per person	0.0841 units per person	0.0061 units per person	France
2020s	0.0914 units per person	0.0939 units per person	0.0025 units per person	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, France or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.0935 units per person against 0.0915 units per person in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between France and Sweden?: 0.002 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do France and Sweden rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?: France ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.