France vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
France
16.0%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
12.8%
in 2024
France rank
56th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
53rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- France
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
France currently reports 16.0% against 12.8% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 56th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 53rd of 213 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4% | 13.1% | 5.2% | France |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 15.2% | 7.4% | France |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 15.7% | 6.7% | France |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 12.8% | 7.7% | France |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.2% | 3.1% | France |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 2.5% | France |
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, France or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- France, at 16.0% against 12.8% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between France and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 3.2%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do France and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- France ranks 56th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 53rd 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