Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
24.5%
in 2019
Switzerland
63.7%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th
Switzerland rank
16th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Switzerland
203040506070199820082019

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 63.7% against 24.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 39.2%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 27.5% 65.5% 38.0% Switzerland
2000s 25.5% 64.9% 39.4% Switzerland
2010s 22.4% 65.1% 42.7% Switzerland

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 63.7% against 24.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland?
39.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 16th of 45 groups.
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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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.