Spain vs Sweden: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Spain
35.8%
in 2018
Sweden
35.4%
in 2018
Spain rank
50th
Sweden rank
52nd

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

  • Spain
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 35.8% against 35.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Spain ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 158 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 26.3% 44.8% 18.5% Sweden
2000s 39.8% 55.0% 15.2% Sweden
2010s 38.3% 44.7% 6.4% 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, Spain or Sweden?
Spain, at 35.8% against 35.4% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Spain and Sweden?
0.4%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Spain ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 158 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.