Austria vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Austria
34.4%
in 2024
Switzerland
33.7%
in 2024
Austria rank
14th
Switzerland rank
17th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 34.4% against 33.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 38.8% | 1.6% | Austria |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 35.1% | 4.7% | Austria |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 32.1% | 5.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 36.2% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.8% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
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, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 34.4% against 33.7% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Austria ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). 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