Italy vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Italy
39.6%
in 2023
Switzerland
38.2%
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
Switzerland rank
14th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 39.6% against 38.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 37.8% | 3.9% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 41.9% | 5.4% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 39.1% | 4.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 36.5% | 4.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 40.4% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.8% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Italy, at 39.6% against 38.2% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Italy and Switzerland?
- 1.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Italy ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th 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