Belgium vs Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in

Belgium
19.5%
in 2018
Ireland
16.8%
in 2018
Belgium rank
6th
Ireland rank
8th

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 19.5% against 16.8% in Ireland, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 8th of 83 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 37.4% 2.9% 34.5% Belgium
2010s 23.9% 7.1% 16.8% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Belgium or Ireland?
Belgium, at 19.5% against 16.8% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Belgium and Ireland?
2.7%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Belgium ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 8th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,099 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.