Netherlands vs SDG: Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Netherlands
39.1%
in 2023
SDG: Europe
23.3%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
12th
SDG: Europe rank
15th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Netherlands
- SDG: Europe
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 39.1% against 23.3% in SDG: Europe, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.7 times SDG: Europe's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 12th and SDG: Europe ranks 15th of 213 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | SDG: Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.5% | 24.2% | 19.3% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 26.3% | 24.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 26.4% | 23.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 24.3% | 20.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 25.9% | 16.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 23.5% | 15.9% | Netherlands |
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, Netherlands or SDG: Europe?
- Netherlands, at 39.1% against 23.3% in SDG: Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Netherlands and SDG: Europe?
- 15.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and SDG: Europe?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and SDG: Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Netherlands ranks 12th and SDG: Europe ranks 15th 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