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

Mexico, at 3.75 million against 2.71 million in Turkey as of 2017.

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

1.04 million, with Mexico ahead.

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

43 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.

Mexico vs Turkey: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Mexico

3.75 million

in 2017

Turkey

2.71 million

in 2017

Mexico rank

3rd

Turkey rank

4th

Secondary education, vocational pupils over time

Mexico
Turkey

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 3.75 million against 2.71 million in Turkey, a difference of 1.04 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 3rd and Turkey ranks 4th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	446,342	356,732	89,610	Mexico
1980s	815,298	611,247	204,051	Mexico
1990s	878,333	1.09 million	212,824	Turkey
2000s	1.57 million	1.20 million	374,820	Mexico
2010s	2.99 million	2.29 million	696,360	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, Mexico or Turkey?: Mexico, at 3.75 million against 2.71 million in Turkey as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between Mexico and Turkey?: 1.04 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils?: Mexico ranks 3rd 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.