Denmark vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Denmark
20.6%
in 2018
Sweden
20.9%
in 2018
Denmark rank
41st
Sweden rank
40th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.9% against 20.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 25.7% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 31.5% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 33.4% | 4.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 29.3% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 26.0% | 2.0% | 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, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.9% against 20.6% in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Denmark ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 40th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.