Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 20.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.1%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
42nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
35.6%
in 1993
All-time low
19.4%
in 2021
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden is 20.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden peaked at 35.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 42nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.7% | — |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 26.1% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 27.3% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 28.6% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 25.7% | 26.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 26.2% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 25.3% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 24.6% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 20.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.4% | 20.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8572 % 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 20.1% 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 35.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sweden ranks 42nd out of 213 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 22.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release