Germany vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Germany
22.2%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
15.5%
in 2024
Germany rank
48th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
51st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Germany
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Germany currently reports 22.2% against 15.5% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 48th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 51st of 213 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 17.9% | 10.9% | Germany |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 15.2% | 8.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 16.1% | 6.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 15.6% | 6.9% | Germany |
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, Germany or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Germany, at 22.2% against 15.5% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Germany and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 6.7%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Germany and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Germany ranks 48th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 51st 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