Spain vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Spain
78.3%
in 2024
Sweden
79.1%
in 2024
Spain rank
179th
Sweden rank
177th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 79.1% against 78.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 179th and Sweden ranks 177th of 219 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.4% | 73.8% | 7.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 68.5% | 7.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 66.8% | 10.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 70.7% | 14.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 74.5% | 7.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 0.0% | Spain |
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, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 79.1% against 78.3% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Spain ranks 179th 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