France vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
France
79.0%
in 2024
Sweden
78.2%
in 2024
France rank
165th
Sweden rank
168th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 79.0% against 78.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.
France ranks 165th and Sweden ranks 168th of 217 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.5% | 73.9% | 3.6% | France |
| 1980s | 75.2% | 68.2% | 7.0% | France |
| 1990s | 71.9% | 65.0% | 6.9% | France |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 70.1% | 4.3% | France |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 73.5% | 5.7% | France |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 77.9% | 1.5% | France |
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, France or Sweden?
- France, at 79.0% against 78.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between France and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- France ranks 165th and Sweden ranks 168th 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, male (%). 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