Finland vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Finland
43.2%
in 2024
Netherlands
40.0%
in 2023
Finland rank
4th
Netherlands rank
7th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Finland currently reports 43.2% against 40.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Finland ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1% | 40.3% | 19.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 45.5% | 18.4% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 45.6% | 16.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 42.7% | 11.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 39.7% | 3.6% | Finland |
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, Finland or Netherlands?
- Finland, at 43.2% against 40.0% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Finland and Netherlands?
- 3.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Finland ranks 4th 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