Japan vs Thailand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Japan
11.4%
in 2018
Thailand
11.2%
in 2019
Japan rank
74th
Thailand rank
77th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 11.4% against 11.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 77th of 202 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 21.1% | 3.9% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 17.2% | 3.6% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 16.6% | 2.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 15.4% | 2.8% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 12.9% | 1.3% | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Japan, at 11.4% against 11.2% in Thailand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Japan ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 77th 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.