Latvia vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Latvia
20.4%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
14.2%
in 2024
Latvia rank
47th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Latvia
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 20.4% against 14.2% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.4 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 47th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 47th of 216 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.0% | 16.2% | 10.8% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 16.9% | 3.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.0% | 2.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 14.7% | 7.3% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 14.2% | 5.9% | Latvia |
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, Latvia or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Latvia, at 20.4% against 14.2% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Latvia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 6.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Latvia ranks 47th and UIS: North America and Western Europe 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