SDG: Eastern Asia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
SDG: Eastern Asia
15.0%
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
27.2%
in 2023
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
24th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
23rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- SDG: Eastern Asia
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 27.2% against 15.0% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.8 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, SDG: Eastern Asia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Eastern Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 0.2% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 15.8% | 1.7% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 18.7% | 3.7% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 24.7% | 7.0% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 27.8% | 12.5% | 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, SDG: Eastern Asia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 27.2% against 15.0% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 12.2%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 24th 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
February 2026 Data Release