OECD members vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita

OECD members
0.0147 units per person
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0335 units per person
in 2017
OECD members rank
7th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
10th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita over time

  • OECD members
  • 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 0.0335 units per person against 0.0147 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0188 units per person.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 2.3 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0151 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0117 units per person OECD members
1980s 0.0162 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.01 units per person OECD members
1990s 0.016 units per person 0.0132 units per person 0.0028 units per person OECD members
2000s 0.0133 units per person 0.0172 units per person 0.0038 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.014 units per person 0.0219 units per person 0.0079 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita, OECD members or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.0335 units per person against 0.0147 units per person in OECD members as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita between OECD members and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0188 units per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do OECD members and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
OECD members ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,309 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.