SDG: Europe vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
SDG: Europe
20.9%
in 2024
Switzerland
33.7%
in 2024
SDG: Europe rank
15th
Switzerland rank
17th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- SDG: Europe
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 33.7% against 20.9% in SDG: Europe, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times SDG: Europe's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
SDG: Europe ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 221 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Europe | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 33.6% | 11.3% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 38.3% | 13.9% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 35.1% | 11.0% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 32.1% | 10.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 36.2% | 12.9% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 34.8% | 13.9% | 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, SDG: Europe or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 33.7% against 20.9% in SDG: Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between SDG: Europe and Switzerland?
- 12.8%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Europe and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Europe ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 221 groups.
- 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