Austria vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Austria
36.8%
in 2024
Switzerland
38.2%
in 2024
Austria rank
16th
Switzerland rank
14th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 38.2% against 36.8% in Austria, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.5% | 42.3% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 39.1% | 3.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 36.5% | 3.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 40.4% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 39.5% | 2.2% | Switzerland |
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, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 38.2% against 36.8% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Austria and Switzerland?
- 1.4%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Austria ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 14th 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, male (%). 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