Singapore vs Sweden: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Singapore
70.2%
in 2023
Sweden
75.1%
in 2024
Singapore rank
89th
Sweden rank
86th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 75.1% against 70.2% in Singapore, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sweden ahead.
Singapore ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 86th of 112 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.2% | 75.1% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 73.4% | 1.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education, Singapore or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 75.1% against 70.2% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Singapore and Sweden?
- 4.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Singapore ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 86th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, 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