New Zealand vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
New Zealand
18.8%
in 2024
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
13.6%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
45th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
43rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- New Zealand
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 18.8% against 13.6% in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1973 it was UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
New Zealand ranks 45th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 43rd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 6.2% | 5.4% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 8.8% | 7.5% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 12.8% | 1.1% | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.2% | 2.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.3% | 1.5% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 13.7% | 4.9% | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- New Zealand, at 18.8% against 13.6% in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between New Zealand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 5.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- New Zealand ranks 45th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 43rd 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