Belgium vs Sweden: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Belgium
0.9341 GPIA
in 2023
Sweden
0.9178 GPIA
in 2024
Belgium rank
49th
Sweden rank
52nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.9341 GPIA against 0.9178 GPIA in Sweden, a difference of 0.0163 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1 GPIA | 0.9955 GPIA | 0.1017 GPIA | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.9331 GPIA | 0.956 GPIA | 0.0228 GPIA | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9714 GPIA | 0.9187 GPIA | 0.0526 GPIA | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9587 GPIA | 0.0539 GPIA | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.9388 GPIA | 0.041 GPIA | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.9267 GPIA | 0.8955 GPIA | 0.0313 GPIA | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 0.9341 GPIA against 0.9178 GPIA in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.0163 GPIA, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release