Estonia vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Estonia
20.8%
in 2024
Sweden
20.9%
in 2024
Estonia rank
46th
Sweden rank
44th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 20.8% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 44th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.7% | 35.8% | 4.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 33.4% | 11.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 29.3% | 13.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 25.5% | 5.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.9% | 0.8% | Estonia |
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, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.9% against 20.8% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Estonia ranks 46th 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