SDG: Europe and Northern America vs Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
SDG: Europe and Northern America
16.0%
in 2024
Spain
22.4%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
46th
Spain rank
47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 22.4% against 16.0% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, SDG: Europe and Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 20.7% | 3.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 25.2% | 5.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 22.4% | 2.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.9% | 2.4% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 18.9% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 21.7% | 5.6% | Spain |
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, SDG: Europe and Northern America or Spain?
- Spain, at 22.4% against 16.0% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain?
- 6.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Europe and Northern America and Spain rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th of 221 groups.
- 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