Sweden vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Sweden
20.1%
in 2024
Uruguay
19.3%
in 2023
Sweden rank
42nd
Uruguay rank
43rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.1% against 19.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 12.7% | 13.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 30.5% | 16.3% | 14.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 13.1% | 15.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 17.2% | 5.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.9% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 20.1% against 19.3% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sweden ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 43rd 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