SDG: Northern Africa vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

SDG: Northern Africa
85.1%
in 2024
Sweden
78.2%
in 2024
SDG: Northern Africa rank
166th
Sweden rank
168th

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

  • SDG: Northern Africa
  • Sweden
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How they compare

SDG: Northern Africa currently reports 85.1% against 78.2% in Sweden, a difference of 6.9%.

That makes SDG: Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

SDG: Northern Africa ranks 166th and Sweden ranks 168th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Northern Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 87.1% 73.6% 13.5% SDG: Northern Africa
1980s 85.7% 68.1% 17.6% SDG: Northern Africa
1990s 83.5% 65.0% 18.5% SDG: Northern Africa
2000s 81.4% 70.1% 11.4% SDG: Northern Africa
2010s 84.1% 73.5% 10.6% SDG: Northern Africa
2020s 84.0% 77.9% 6.1% SDG: Northern Africa

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: Northern Africa or Sweden?
SDG: Northern Africa, at 85.1% against 78.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between SDG: Northern Africa and Sweden?
6.9%, with SDG: Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do SDG: Northern Africa and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 166th and Sweden ranks 168th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release