France vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
France
21.0%
in 2024
Sweden
21.8%
in 2024
France rank
53rd
Sweden rank
50th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 21.8% against 21.0% in France, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
France ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th of 213 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 26.1% | 3.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 31.8% | 7.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 35.0% | 6.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 29.9% | 4.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 26.5% | 5.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 22.1% | 1.5% | 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, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 21.8% against 21.0% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between France and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- France ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th 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, male (%). 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