Latvia vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Latvia
79.6%
in 2024
Sweden
79.1%
in 2024
Latvia rank
174th
Sweden rank
177th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 79.6% against 79.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 174th and Sweden ranks 177th of 219 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.2% | 68.6% | 4.6% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 66.8% | 13.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 70.7% | 13.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 74.5% | 3.4% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.1% | 0.7% | Latvia |
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, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at 79.6% against 79.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Latvia ranks 174th 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