Rwanda vs Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Rwanda
35.1%
in 2024
Sweden
36.3%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
53rd
Sweden rank
51st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Rwanda
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 36.3% against 35.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 51st of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 48.6% | 18.5% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 55.4% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 42.0% | 4.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.0% | 1.1% | Rwanda |
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, Rwanda or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 36.3% against 35.1% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Rwanda and Sweden?
- 1.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Rwanda ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 51st 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, both sexes (%). 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