Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Belgium
43.3%
in 2018
Netherlands
37.4%
in 2018
Belgium rank
5th
Netherlands rank
8th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 43.3% against 37.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.8% | 40.2% | 4.5% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 46.8% | 1.6% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 46.9% | 4.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 42.7% | 16.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 41.8% | 9.2% | 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 Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 43.3% against 37.4% in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 5.9%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.