Netherlands vs WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Netherlands
40.0%
in 2023
WB: Euro Area
24.2%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
7th
WB: Euro Area rank
9th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Netherlands
- WB: Euro Area
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 40.0% against 24.2% in WB: Euro Area, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.7 times WB: Euro Area's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 7th and WB: Euro Area ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: Euro Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3% | 27.9% | 12.4% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 29.7% | 15.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 29.7% | 16.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 25.2% | 17.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 25.3% | 16.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 24.3% | 15.4% | 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 WB: Euro Area?
- Netherlands, at 40.0% against 24.2% in WB: Euro Area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Netherlands and WB: Euro Area?
- 15.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: Euro Area?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and WB: Euro Area rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Netherlands ranks 7th and WB: Euro Area ranks 9th 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