Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden

Sweden: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 76.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
76.0%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
77th
of 99 countries
All-time high
88.2%
in 2008
All-time low
49.5%
in 2004
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden, 1999–2018

0204060801999200820181999: 73.2 %2000: 72.4 %2001: 73.8 %2002: 75.1 %2003: 74.9 %2004: 49.5 %2005: 56.8 %2006: 65.4 %2007: 73.5 %2008: 88.2 %2009: 83.7 %2010: 81.6 %2011: 83 %2012: 85 %2013: 71.2 %2014: 72.1 %2015: 76.9 %2016: 80.9 %2017: 71.4 %2018: 76 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden stood at 76.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden peaked at 88.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2004.

That places Sweden 77th out of 99 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Sweden, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 73.2%
2000 72.4% -1.1%
2001 73.8% +2.0%
2002 75.1% +1.7%
2003 74.9% -0.3%
2004 49.5% -33.9%
2005 56.8% +14.8%
2006 65.4% +15.1%
2007 73.5% +12.4%
2008 88.2% +19.9%
2009 83.7% -5.1%
2010 81.6% -2.4%
2011 83.0% +1.7%
2012 85.0% +2.4%
2013 71.2% -16.2%
2014 72.1% +1.4%
2015 76.9% +6.7%
2016 80.9% +5.2%
2017 71.4% -11.8%
2018 76.0% +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.2% 73.2% 73.2% 1
2000s 71.3% 49.5% 88.2% 10
2010s 77.6% 71.2% 85.0% 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 74 Tonga 80.7% compare
  2. 75 Jamaica 79.5% compare
  3. 76 Switzerland 76.6% compare
  4. 78 Eritrea 75.4% compare
  5. 79 Hong Kong 69.0% compare
  6. 80 Malaysia 68.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden?
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sweden was 76.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Sweden ranks 77th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,232 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

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