Sweden vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Sweden
21.8%
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
15.2%
in 2024
Sweden rank
50th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
53rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Sweden
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 21.8% against 15.2% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 50th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 53rd of 213 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 12.8% | 15.0% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 14.7% | 17.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 14.7% | 20.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 14.6% | 15.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 21.0% | 5.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 17.3% | 4.8% | 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Sweden, at 21.8% against 15.2% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 6.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sweden ranks 50th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 53rd 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