Sweden vs Switzerland: Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education

Sweden
73.3%
in 2017
Switzerland
82.0%
in 2017
Sweden rank
71st
Switzerland rank
68th

Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
020406080100199820072017

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 82.0% against 73.3% in Sweden, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 68th of 94 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 72.9% 87.1% 14.3% Switzerland
2000s 76.2% 75.7% 0.4% Sweden
2010s 81.8% 59.4% 22.4% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education, Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 82.0% against 73.3% in Sweden as of 2017.
What is the difference in share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Sweden and Switzerland?
8.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Sweden ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 68th of 94 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
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
94 places, 1,138 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the post-secondary non-tertiary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the post-secondary non-tertiary 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.