MDG: Developed Regions vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

MDG: Developed Regions
14.6%
in 2024
Sweden
20.9%
in 2024
MDG: Developed Regions rank
42nd
Sweden rank
44th

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

  • MDG: Developed Regions
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 14.6% in MDG: Developed Regions, a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times MDG: Developed Regions's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developed Regions ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 44th of 221 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developed Regions Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 16.8% 26.2% 9.4% Sweden
1980s 18.0% 31.5% 13.5% Sweden
1990s 18.1% 33.2% 15.1% Sweden
2000s 16.0% 29.3% 13.3% Sweden
2010s 16.4% 25.5% 9.1% Sweden
2020s 14.6% 20.9% 6.3% 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, MDG: Developed Regions or Sweden?
Sweden, at 20.9% against 14.6% in MDG: Developed Regions as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between MDG: Developed Regions and Sweden?
6.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developed Regions and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do MDG: Developed Regions and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 44th of 221 groups.
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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release