Spain vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Spain
21.0%
in 2024
Sweden
20.1%
in 2024
Spain rank
39th
Sweden rank
42nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 21.0% against 20.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.4% | 26.0% | 10.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 31.1% | 7.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 31.5% | 8.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 28.6% | 14.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 24.4% | 7.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.9% | 0.3% | Spain |
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, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 21.0% against 20.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Spain ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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