Sweden vs World: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who

Sweden
51.5%
in 2017
World
42.3%
in 2018
Sweden rank
20th
World rank
23rd

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who over time

  • Sweden
  • World
0204060199820082018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 51.5% against 42.3% in World, a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times World's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 20th and World ranks 23rd of 150 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden World Difference Ahead
1990s 54.7% 44.8% 10.0% Sweden
2000s 49.6% 44.9% 4.7% Sweden
2010s 48.1% 43.3% 4.8% Sweden

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 World?
Sweden, at 51.5% against 42.3% in World as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who between Sweden and World?
9.2%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Sweden and World rank globally for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Sweden ranks 20th and World ranks 23rd 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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About this data

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.