Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Belgium
40.3%
in 2023
Netherlands
40.0%
in 2023
Belgium rank
6th
Netherlands rank
7th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 40.3% against 40.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.8% | 40.2% | 4.5% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 46.8% | 1.6% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 46.9% | 4.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 42.7% | 16.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 41.3% | 8.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.7% | 0.9% | 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 Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 40.3% against 40.0% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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