Japan vs Philippines: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Japan
11.9%
in 2023
Philippines
12.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
86th
Philippines rank
83rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 12.6% against 11.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 86th and Philippines ranks 83rd of 213 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 0.0% | 18.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 0.0% | 14.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 0.0% | 14.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.8% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.1% | 1.2% | Japan |
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, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 12.6% against 11.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Japan and Philippines?
- 0.7%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Japan ranks 86th and Philippines ranks 83rd 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