Japan vs SDG: Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Japan
10.6%
in 2023
SDG: Western Asia
11.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
86th
SDG: Western Asia rank
85th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Japan
- SDG: Western Asia
How they compare
SDG: Western Asia currently reports 11.1% against 10.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 86th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 85th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Western Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | SDG: Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 9.3% | 7.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 11.3% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 12.3% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 12.8% | 1.3% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
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, Japan or SDG: Western Asia?
- SDG: Western Asia, at 11.1% against 10.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Japan and SDG: Western Asia?
- 0.5%, with SDG: Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and SDG: Western Asia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and SDG: Western Asia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Japan ranks 86th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 85th 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