Spain vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Spain
21.7%
in 2024
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
14.4%
in 2024
Spain rank
42nd
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
45th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Spain
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
Spain currently reports 21.7% against 14.4% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 42nd and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 45th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 14.3% | 3.3% | Spain |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 18.1% | 6.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 16.3% | 6.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.9% | 0.2% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 21.0% | 3.1% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 16.3% | 4.6% | Spain |
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, Spain or UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Spain, at 21.7% against 14.4% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Spain and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 7.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Spain and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Spain ranks 42nd and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 45th 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