Germany vs Sweden: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Germany
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
Sweden
1.11 GPIA
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
Sweden rank
1st
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.11 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in Germany, a difference of 0.1 GPIA.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 1st of 103 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 0.0486 GPIA | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 0.1092 GPIA | 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, Germany or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.11 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.1 GPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 1st of 103 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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