Sweden vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Sweden
63.7%
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
76.5%
in 2024
Sweden rank
141st
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
144th

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

  • Sweden
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 76.5% against 63.7% in Sweden, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 141st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 144th of 190 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 55.2% 73.9% 18.7% UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2000s 45.0% 74.9% 30.0% UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2010s 56.3% 76.8% 20.5% UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2020s 64.1% 75.0% 10.9% UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Sweden or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 76.5% against 63.7% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Sweden and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
12.8%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Sweden and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Sweden ranks 141st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 144th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release