Sweden vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Sweden
79.9%
in 2024
Uruguay
80.7%
in 2023
Sweden rank
176th
Uruguay rank
175th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 80.7% against 79.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 176th and Uruguay ranks 175th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.3% | 87.3% | 13.0% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 69.5% | 83.7% | 14.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 86.9% | 15.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 82.8% | 5.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 80.1% | 0.1% | 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, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 80.7% against 79.9% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sweden ranks 176th and Uruguay ranks 175th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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