SDG: Europe and Northern America vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

SDG: Europe and Northern America
85.6%
in 2024
Sweden
79.1%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
176th
Sweden rank
177th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
  • Sweden
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How they compare

SDG: Europe and Northern America currently reports 85.6% against 79.1% in Sweden, a difference of 6.5%.

That makes SDG: Europe and Northern America's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, SDG: Europe and Northern America has been ahead every year.

SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 177th of 221 groups.

SDG: Europe and Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Europe and Northern America Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 83.7% 73.8% 9.9% SDG: Europe and Northern America
1980s 82.0% 68.5% 13.5% SDG: Europe and Northern America
1990s 81.9% 66.8% 15.1% SDG: Europe and Northern America
2000s 84.5% 70.7% 13.8% SDG: Europe and Northern America
2010s 83.9% 74.5% 9.4% SDG: Europe and Northern America
2020s 85.6% 79.1% 6.5% SDG: Europe and Northern America

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, SDG: Europe and Northern America or Sweden?
SDG: Europe and Northern America, at 85.6% against 79.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between SDG: Europe and Northern America and Sweden?
6.5%, with SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Northern America and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do SDG: Europe and Northern America and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 177th of 221 groups.
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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release