Ireland vs Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Ireland
35.7%
in 2018
Spain
35.8%
in 2018
Ireland rank
51st
Spain rank
50th

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Ireland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 35.8% against 35.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 51st and Spain ranks 50th of 158 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 33.1% 42.3% 9.2% Spain
2010s 29.1% 41.3% 12.2% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Ireland or Spain?
Spain, at 35.8% against 35.7% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ireland and Spain?
0.1%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Ireland ranks 51st and Spain ranks 50th of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.