Sweden vs UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Sweden
34.0%
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
27.7%
in 2024
Sweden rank
46th
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
45th

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

  • Sweden
  • UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 34.0% against 27.7% in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 46th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 45th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 43.2% 33.4% 9.8% Sweden
2000s 52.3% 34.9% 17.5% Sweden
2010s 41.3% 47.0% 5.6% UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2020s 33.3% 31.2% 2.1% Sweden

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: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
Sweden, at 34.0% against 27.7% in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Sweden and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
6.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Sweden and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Sweden ranks 46th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 45th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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 vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,066 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release