Netherlands vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Netherlands
40.8%
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
22.3%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
5th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
6th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Netherlands
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 40.8% against 22.3% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.8 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 5th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 6th of 213 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.6% | 24.1% | 12.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 26.7% | 13.3% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 27.5% | 13.7% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 22.5% | 18.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 22.7% | 17.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 22.2% | 17.7% | 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, Netherlands or UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Netherlands, at 40.8% 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 Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 18.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Netherlands ranks 5th 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