Belgium vs Euro area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Belgium
43.3%
in 2018
Euro area
24.5%
in 2019
Belgium rank
5th
Euro area rank
3rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Belgium
- Euro area
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 43.3% against 24.5% in Euro area, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 5th and Euro area ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.8% | 28.0% | 16.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 30.2% | 15.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 29.9% | 21.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 25.0% | 34.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 25.2% | 24.6% | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Euro area?
- Belgium, at 43.3% against 24.5% in Euro area as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and Euro area?
- 18.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Euro area rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Euro area ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.