Sweden vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Sweden
20.9%
in 2024
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
14.4%
in 2024
Sweden rank
44th
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
45th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Sweden
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 14.4% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 44th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 45th of 216 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.2% | 15.0% | 11.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 17.9% | 13.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 16.3% | 16.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 14.9% | 14.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 21.0% | 4.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 16.3% | 4.6% | 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Sweden, at 20.9% against 14.4% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Sweden and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 6.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sweden ranks 44th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 45th 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