Finland vs Suriname: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Finland
43.8%
in 2024
Suriname
50.2%
in 2021
Finland rank
6th
Suriname rank
3rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Finland
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 50.2% against 43.8% in Finland, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 18.0% | 5.8% | Finland |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 36.0% | 6.5% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 44.7% | 16.8% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 52.4% | 19.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 48.0% | 7.3% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 50.2% | 6.5% | Suriname |
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, Finland or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 50.2% against 43.8% in Finland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Finland and Suriname?
- 6.4%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Suriname?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
- How do Finland and Suriname rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Finland ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 3rd 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