Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden

Sweden: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 33.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
33.7%
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
59th
of 155 countries
All-time high
64.8%
in 2009
All-time low
33.7%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden, 1998–2017

02040601998200720171998: 44.7 %1999: 48.9 %2000: 49.3 %2001: 52.4 %2002: 50.6 %2003: 51.1 %2004: 53.8 %2005: 63.2 %2006: 63.4 %2007: 63.8 %2008: 64.4 %2009: 64.8 %2010: 64.7 %2011: 64.2 %2012: 53.6 %2013: 49.5 %2014: 46.5 %2015: 39.5 %2016: 37.6 %2017: 33.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 33.7% for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden peaked at 64.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2017.

Sweden ranks 59th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Sweden, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 44.7%
1999 48.9% +9.4%
2000 49.3% +0.8%
2001 52.4% +6.2%
2002 50.6% -3.4%
2003 51.1% +0.9%
2004 53.8% +5.4%
2005 63.2% +17.5%
2006 63.4% +0.3%
2007 63.8% +0.6%
2008 64.4% +0.9%
2009 64.8% +0.6%
2010 64.7% -0.0%
2011 64.2% -0.8%
2012 53.6% -16.6%
2013 49.5% -7.6%
2014 46.5% -6.1%
2015 39.5% -15.1%
2016 37.6% -4.9%
2017 33.7% -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.8% 44.7% 48.9% 2
2000s 57.7% 49.3% 64.8% 10
2010s 48.7% 33.7% 64.7% 8

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  1. 56 Ukraine 35.8% compare
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  4. 60 Lithuania 33.4% compare
  5. 61 Ecuador 33.2% compare
  6. 62 Armenia 32.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sweden was 33.7% 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 upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2017.
How does Sweden rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Sweden ranks 59th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male students in upper secondary 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
200 places, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.