France vs Japan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
France
0.7605 GPIA
in 2024
Japan
0.7759 GPIA
in 2023
France rank
96th
Japan rank
93rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.7759 GPIA against 0.7605 GPIA in France, a difference of 0.0154 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.
France ranks 96th and Japan ranks 93rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.861 GPIA | 0.8858 GPIA | 0.0248 GPIA | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9002 GPIA | 0.8906 GPIA | 0.0097 GPIA | France |
| 1990s | 0.8105 GPIA | 0.8654 GPIA | 0.055 GPIA | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7844 GPIA | 0.7785 GPIA | 0.0059 GPIA | France |
| 2020s | 0.7348 GPIA | 0.7771 GPIA | 0.0422 GPIA | Japan |
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, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.7759 GPIA against 0.7605 GPIA in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between France and Japan?
- 0.0154 GPIA, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- France ranks 96th and Japan ranks 93rd 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