Sweden vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Sweden
20.9%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
14.2%
in 2024
Sweden rank
44th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Sweden
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 14.2% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 44th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 47th of 216 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.2% | 14.1% | 12.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 15.9% | 15.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 16.9% | 16.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 14.0% | 15.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 14.7% | 10.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 14.2% | 6.7% | 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, Sweden or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Sweden, at 20.9% against 14.2% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 6.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sweden ranks 44th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 47th 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