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

0.0002 units per person, with Sweden ahead.

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

52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

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.

Sweden vs United Kingdom: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Sweden

0.0935 units per person

in 2024

United Kingdom

0.0933 units per person

in 2023

Sweden rank

63rd

United Kingdom rank

64th

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

Sweden
United Kingdom

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0935 units per person against 0.0933 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sweden ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 64th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.065 units per person	0.0867 units per person	0.0217 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0727 units per person	0.0883 units per person	0.0157 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0868 units per person	0.0829 units per person	0.0039 units per person	Sweden
2000s	0.0907 units per person	0.0906 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Sweden
2010s	0.0839 units per person	0.0918 units per person	0.0079 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.094 units per person	0.0928 units per person	0.0013 units per person	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Sweden or United Kingdom?: Sweden, at 0.0935 units per person against 0.0933 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Sweden and United Kingdom?: 0.0002 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?: Sweden ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 64th 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.