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

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 over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119942017

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 46 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 1.42 million 216,692 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, 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 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?
46 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?
Italy ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th 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

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