Denmark vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Denmark
20.9%
in 2024
Sweden
20.9%
in 2024
Denmark rank
45th
Sweden rank
44th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 20.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 44th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 25.7% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 31.5% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 33.4% | 4.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 29.3% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 25.5% | 1.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.9% | 0.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.9% against 20.9% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Denmark ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 44th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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