Denmark vs Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Denmark
20.9%
in 2024
Spain
21.7%
in 2024
Denmark rank
45th
Spain rank
42nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 21.7% against 20.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 45th and Spain ranks 42nd of 216 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 19.2% | 6.6% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 24.4% | 4.5% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 22.4% | 6.4% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 14.7% | 12.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 17.9% | 5.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.9% | 0.3% | Denmark |
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, Denmark or Spain?
- Spain, at 21.7% against 20.9% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Denmark and Spain?
- 0.8%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Denmark ranks 45th and Spain ranks 42nd 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