Denmark vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Denmark
79.1%
in 2024
Sweden
79.1%
in 2024
Denmark rank
176th
Sweden rank
177th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 79.1% against 79.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 177th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.2% | 74.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 71.3% | 68.5% | 2.9% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 66.6% | 4.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 70.7% | 2.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 74.5% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 79.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 79.1% against 79.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Denmark ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 177th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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