MDG: Eastern Asia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

MDG: Eastern Asia
15.4%
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
27.2%
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
23rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
23rd

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

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 27.2% against 15.4% in MDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 11.8%.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.8 times MDG: Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 23rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd of 221 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.7% 4.6% 2.9% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 7.1% 7.9% 0.8% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 14.3% 15.8% 1.5% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 15.3% 18.7% 3.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 18.3% 24.7% 6.5% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 15.7% 27.8% 12.1% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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, MDG: Eastern Asia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 27.2% against 15.4% in MDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between MDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
11.8%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 23rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd 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