East Asia & Pacific vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled

East Asia & Pacific
24.90 million
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.21 million
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific rank
7th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 24.90 million against 2.21 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 22.69 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 11.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 4.27 million 188,031 4.08 million East Asia & Pacific
1980s 8.20 million 348,927 7.85 million East Asia & Pacific
1990s 14.75 million 766,078 13.98 million East Asia & Pacific
2000s 20.91 million 1.03 million 19.88 million East Asia & Pacific
2010s 26.81 million 1.50 million 25.32 million East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled, East Asia & Pacific or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
East Asia & Pacific, at 24.90 million against 2.21 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled between East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22.69 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.