Japan vs Singapore: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Japan
11.4%
in 2018
Singapore
11.6%
in 2009
Japan rank
74th
Singapore rank
73rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 11.6% against 11.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 74th and Singapore ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9% | 6.9% | 10.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 10.1% | 3.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 0.4% | Japan |
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, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 11.6% against 11.4% in Japan as of 2009.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2009.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Japan ranks 74th and Singapore ranks 73rd 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.