Sweden vs WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

Sweden
21.8%
in 2024
WB: Post-demographic Dividend
16.0%
in 2024
Sweden rank
50th
WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank
47th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time

  • Sweden
  • WB: Post-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 21.8% against 16.0% in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times WB: Post-demographic Dividend's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 50th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 47th of 213 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden WB: Post-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 26.4% 16.7% 9.7% Sweden
1980s 31.9% 17.9% 14.1% Sweden
1990s 35.0% 18.7% 16.3% Sweden
2000s 29.9% 16.3% 13.6% Sweden
2010s 26.5% 16.9% 9.6% Sweden
2020s 22.1% 16.1% 6.0% 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
Sweden, at 21.8% against 16.0% in WB: Post-demographic Dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Sweden and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
5.8%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sweden and WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
Sweden ranks 50th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 47th 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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 18,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release