Netherlands vs WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Netherlands
40.8%
in 2023
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
24.8%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
5th
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank
4th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Netherlands
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 40.8% against 24.8% in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times WB: Central Europe and the Baltics's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 5th and WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 4th of 213 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | WB: Central Europe and the Baltics | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.6% | 31.6% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 37.4% | 2.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 33.0% | 8.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 24.4% | 16.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 24.4% | 16.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 24.1% | 15.8% | 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 WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Netherlands, at 40.8% against 24.8% in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Netherlands and WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 16.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Netherlands ranks 5th and WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 4th 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