Norway vs Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Norway
23.6%
in 2024
Spain
21.0%
in 2024
Norway rank
36th
Spain rank
39th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 23.6% against 21.0% in Spain, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 36th and Spain ranks 39th of 213 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 13.8% | 4.5% | Norway |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 23.6% | 1.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 22.6% | 6.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 14.4% | 14.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 16.9% | 6.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 20.1% | 3.2% | Norway |
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, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 23.6% against 21.0% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Norway and Spain?
- 2.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Norway ranks 36th and Spain ranks 39th 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