Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Bulgaria
39.8%
in 2024
Netherlands
39.1%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
10th
Netherlands rank
12th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 39.8% against 39.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 213 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.1% | 43.5% | 10.4% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 50.4% | 20.6% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 49.6% | 16.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 44.6% | 10.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 42.1% | 7.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 39.4% | 3.0% | Netherlands |
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, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Bulgaria, at 39.8% against 39.1% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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