Norway vs Poland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Norway
34.2%
in 2024
Poland
36.0%
in 2024
Norway rank
21st
Poland rank
18th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 36.0% against 34.2% in Norway, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Poland ahead.
Norway ranks 21st and Poland ranks 18th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1% | 50.4% | 30.4% | Poland |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 52.4% | 22.2% | Poland |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 52.6% | 16.3% | Poland |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 35.9% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 34.1% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.2% | 1.1% | Norway |
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, Norway or Poland?
- Poland, at 36.0% against 34.2% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Norway and Poland?
- 1.8%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Norway ranks 21st and Poland ranks 18th 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