Italy vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Italy
39.6%
in 2023
Netherlands
39.1%
in 2023
Italy rank
11th
Netherlands rank
12th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 39.6% against 39.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.3% | 43.5% | 10.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 50.4% | 13.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 49.6% | 6.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 44.6% | 12.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 42.1% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
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, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 39.6% against 39.1% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Italy ranks 11th 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