Netherlands vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Netherlands
40.0%
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
25.2%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
7th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
5th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Netherlands
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 40.0% against 25.2% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 7th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 26.7% | 13.6% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 28.5% | 16.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 29.9% | 15.7% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 24.9% | 17.8% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 25.5% | 15.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 25.2% | 14.5% | Netherlands |
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, Netherlands or UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Netherlands, at 40.0% against 25.2% in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 14.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Netherlands ranks 7th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 5th 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