United Kingdom vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
United Kingdom
26.7%
in 2023
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
15.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
32nd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
29th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- United Kingdom
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 26.7% against 15.5% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 11.2%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.7 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 32nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 29th of 216 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 12.3% | 3.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 13.0% | 5.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 16.9% | 7.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 15.8% | 11.5% | United Kingdom |
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, United Kingdom or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- United Kingdom, at 26.7% against 15.5% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between United Kingdom and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 11.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do United Kingdom and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- United Kingdom ranks 32nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 29th 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