Spain vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Spain
77.6%
in 2024
Sweden
78.2%
in 2024
Spain rank
171st
Sweden rank
168th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 78.2% against 77.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 171st and Sweden ranks 168th of 217 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 | 78.6% | 73.6% | 5.0% | Spain |
| 1980s | 74.9% | 68.1% | 6.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 65.0% | 12.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 70.1% | 15.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 73.5% | 7.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 77.9% | 0.4% | 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 78.2% against 77.6% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.6%, 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 171st 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