Sweden vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who

Sweden
51.5%
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
51.6%
in 2017
Sweden rank
20th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0204060199820072017

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 51.6% against 51.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 54.7% 47.9% 6.8% Sweden
2000s 49.6% 48.8% 0.8% Sweden
2010s 48.1% 49.9% 1.8% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who, Sweden or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 51.6% against 51.5% in Sweden as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who between Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Sweden ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.