Belgium vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Belgium
39.0%
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
22.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
6th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
6th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Belgium
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 39.0% against 22.3% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.7 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 6th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.6% | 24.0% | 22.6% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 27.3% | 16.7% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 28.0% | 22.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 22.5% | 37.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 22.9% | 25.8% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 22.2% | 16.9% | Belgium |
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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Belgium, at 39.0% against 22.3% in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 16.7%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 6th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 6th 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