Latvia vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Latvia
20.4%
in 2024
Sweden
20.9%
in 2024
Latvia rank
47th
Sweden rank
44th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 20.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.
Latvia ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 44th of 216 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.8% | 31.4% | 4.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 33.2% | 13.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 29.3% | 13.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 25.5% | 3.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.9% | 0.7% | Sweden |
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, Latvia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.9% against 20.4% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Latvia ranks 47th 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