China vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
China
16.0%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America
12.6%
in 2024
China rank
53rd
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
54th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- China
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
China currently reports 16.0% against 12.6% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1979 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
China ranks 53rd and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 54th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 15.3% | 14.2% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 16.7% | 10.3% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 17.0% | 3.2% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.6% | 3.6% | China |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 14.1% | 5.0% | China |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 12.6% | 3.7% | China |
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, China or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- China, at 16.0% against 12.6% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between China and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 3.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do China and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- China ranks 53rd and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 54th 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