Sweden vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Sweden
79.1%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
85.8%
in 2024
Sweden rank
177th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
175th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Sweden
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 85.8% against 79.1% in Sweden, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, UIS: North America and Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 177th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 175th of 219 countries.
UIS: North America and Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.8% | 85.9% | 12.1% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 84.1% | 15.6% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1990s | 66.8% | 83.1% | 16.3% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 86.0% | 15.3% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 85.3% | 10.8% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 85.8% | 6.7% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
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, Sweden or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 85.8% against 79.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 6.7%, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sweden ranks 177th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 175th 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