ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
21.7%
in 2024
Netherlands
40.8%
in 2023
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank
7th
Netherlands rank
5th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time

  • ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 40.8% against 21.7% in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.9 times ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 221 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 26.8% 36.6% 9.8% Netherlands
1980s 30.2% 40.1% 9.9% Netherlands
1990s 29.0% 41.2% 12.2% Netherlands
2000s 23.3% 40.7% 17.4% Netherlands
2010s 22.5% 40.4% 17.9% Netherlands
2020s 21.4% 39.9% 18.5% Netherlands

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, ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 40.8% against 21.7% in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) and Netherlands?
19.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) and Netherlands?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 221 groups.
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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 18,056 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release