Belgium vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Belgium
41.7%
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
27.9%
in 2024
Belgium rank
7th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
7th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Belgium
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 41.7% against 27.9% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 7th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.0% | 29.1% | 13.8% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 30.9% | 16.3% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 32.6% | 19.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 27.3% | 31.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 28.4% | 21.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 28.0% | 14.3% | Belgium |
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, Belgium or UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Belgium, at 41.7% against 27.9% in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 13.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 7th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 7th 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