Sweden vs Switzerland: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sweden
78.9%
in 2024
Switzerland
80.9%
in 2024
Sweden rank
79th
Switzerland rank
78th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 80.9% against 78.9% in Sweden, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 78th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 87.1% | 14.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.7% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 63.1% | 18.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 80.0% | 2.0% | Switzerland |
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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 80.9% against 78.9% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 2.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 78th of 106 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, female (%). 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