Belgium vs Finland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Belgium
39.0%
in 2023
Finland
42.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
6th
Finland rank
4th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 42.6% against 39.0% in Belgium, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Finland ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 17.6% | 29.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 28.3% | 15.7% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 29.5% | 21.5% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 29.7% | 29.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 41.3% | 7.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 42.6% | 3.4% | Finland |
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, Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 42.6% against 39.0% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and Finland?
- 3.6%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Finland ranks 4th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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