Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, China or Turkey?

China, at 15.93 million against 2.71 million in Turkey as of 2018.

What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between China and Turkey?

13.21 million, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?

40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Turkey: Secondary education, vocational pupils

China

15.93 million

in 2018

Turkey

2.71 million

in 2017

China rank

1st

Turkey rank

4th

Secondary education, vocational pupils over time

China
Turkey

How they compare

China currently reports 15.93 million against 2.71 million in Turkey, a difference of 13.21 million.

That makes China's figure about 5.9 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Turkey ahead.

China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 4th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	524,047	346,666	177,380	China
1980s	3.39 million	611,247	2.78 million	China
1990s	8.49 million	1.09 million	7.40 million	China
2000s	15.81 million	1.21 million	14.60 million	China
2010s	18.86 million	2.29 million	16.57 million	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, China or Turkey?: China, at 15.93 million against 2.71 million in Turkey as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between China and Turkey?: 13.21 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do China and Turkey rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils?: China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, vocational pupils
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 8,309 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.