Belgium vs ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

Belgium
40.3%
in 2023
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
24.2%
in 2024
Belgium rank
6th
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank
8th

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

  • Belgium
  • ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 40.3% against 24.2% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.7 times ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 6th and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th of 216 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) Difference Ahead
1970s 44.8% 24.7% 20.1% Belgium
1980s 45.3% 28.5% 16.8% Belgium
1990s 51.6% 28.2% 23.5% Belgium
2000s 59.1% 23.5% 35.6% Belgium
2010s 49.1% 24.9% 24.2% Belgium
2020s 40.6% 24.3% 16.4% 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Belgium, at 40.3% against 24.2% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
16.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Belgium and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
Belgium ranks 6th and ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release