Italy vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Italy
32.2%
in 2023
Switzerland
33.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
18th
Switzerland rank
17th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 33.7% against 32.2% in Italy, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 33.6% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 38.3% | 2.0% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 35.1% | 6.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 32.1% | 3.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 36.2% | 1.3% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 35.1% | 2.8% | Switzerland |
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, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 33.7% against 32.2% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Italy and Switzerland?
- 1.5%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Italy ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 17th 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