Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden
Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 21.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.8%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
50th
of 213 countries
All-time high
39.5%
in 1993
All-time low
19.8%
in 2017
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden stood at 21.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden peaked at 39.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 50th 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 | 24.3% | — |
| 1976 | 27.7% | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 26.5% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 30.2% | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 37.7% | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 37.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 38.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 24.3% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 25.3% | 38.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 27.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 24.8% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 19.8% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.8% | 22.3% | 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 21.8% 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 39.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sweden ranks 50th 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 21.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release