Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.9178 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9178 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
52nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.8116 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
49
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden stood at 0.9178 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8116 GPIA, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 52nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.9688 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9632 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9693 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8971 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8934 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8787 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8674 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8554 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8388 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9008 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9261 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8726 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8669 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8721 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9359 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8207 GPIA | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8289 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8373 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8401 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8381 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.832 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8351 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8116 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9421 GPIA | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9314 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9868 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9469 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8916 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8726 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8939 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9238 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9178 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9871 GPIA | 0.9632 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9843 GPIA | 0.8787 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9027 GPIA | 0.8388 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9587 GPIA | 0.8207 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9388 GPIA | 0.8116 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8999 GPIA | 0.8726 GPIA | 0.9238 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden was 0.9178 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8116 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sweden ranks 52nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release