Estonia vs Latvia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Estonia
20.8%
in 2024
Latvia
20.4%
in 2024
Estonia rank
46th
Latvia rank
47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 20.8% against 20.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 46th and Latvia ranks 47th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.4% | 27.1% | 5.4% | Estonia |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.2% | 1.8% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 16.4% | 0.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 22.0% | 1.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.2% | 1.5% | Estonia |
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, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 20.8% against 20.4% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Estonia ranks 46th and Latvia ranks 47th 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