Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled

Italy
1.57 million
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.21 million
in 2017
Italy rank
8th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.21 million against 1.57 million in Italy, a difference of 645,060.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.46 million 188,031 1.27 million Italy
1980s 1.93 million 348,927 1.58 million Italy
1990s 2.00 million 766,078 1.24 million Italy
2000s 1.28 million 1.03 million 248,187 Italy
2010s 1.63 million 1.50 million 130,446 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled, Italy or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.21 million against 1.57 million in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled between Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
645,060, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 201 countries.
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.