Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden
Sweden: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 19.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden stood at 19.8%. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male 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 48th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Share of male 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% |
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 | 27.9% | 19.8% | 35.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sweden was 19.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male 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 male 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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sweden ranks 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.