What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between East Asia & Pacific and Italy?

23.33 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Italy?

47 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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Italy: Secondary education, vocational pupils

East Asia & Pacific

24.90 million

in 2018

Italy

1.57 million

in 2017

East Asia & Pacific rank

7th

Italy rank

8th

Secondary education, vocational pupils over time

East Asia & Pacific
Italy

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 24.90 million against 1.57 million in Italy, a difference of 23.33 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 15.9 times Italy's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Italy ranks 8th 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	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.27 million	1.46 million	2.80 million	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	8.20 million	1.93 million	6.26 million	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	14.75 million	2.00 million	12.75 million	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	20.91 million	1.28 million	19.63 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	26.81 million	1.63 million	25.19 million	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, East Asia & Pacific or Italy?: East Asia & Pacific, at 24.90 million against 1.57 million in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between East Asia & Pacific and Italy?: 23.33 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Italy?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Italy rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th and Italy ranks 8th of 43 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

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