Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, Germany or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 1.43 million against 1.35 million in Germany as of 2017.

What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between Germany and Russian Federation?

83,940, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russian Federation?

20 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Germany vs Russian Federation: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Germany

1.35 million

in 2017

Russian Federation

1.43 million

in 2017

Germany rank

11th

Russian Federation rank

9th

Secondary education, vocational pupils over time

Germany
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1.43 million against 1.35 million in Germany, a difference of 83,940.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 9th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.10 million	1.54 million	555,763	Germany
2000s	1.74 million	1.87 million	127,677	Russian Federation
2010s	1.37 million	1.52 million	152,144	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, Germany or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 1.43 million against 1.35 million in Germany as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between Germany and Russian Federation?: 83,940, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russian Federation?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Germany and Russian Federation rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils?: Germany ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 9th 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.