Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
28th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.768 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
51
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Netherlands, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Netherlands is 1.04 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Netherlands peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.768 GPIA, in 1982.
That places Netherlands 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8507 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8669 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8676 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8481 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8286 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8439 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8281 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8271 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8142 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7933 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7769 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.768 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7685 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7741 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7809 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8168 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8237 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.813 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8183 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8165 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8182 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8233 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8385 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7945 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8277 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8292 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8528 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8676 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8771 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8888 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9116 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9144 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.94 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9244 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9217 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9064 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9057 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9067 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9091 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9113 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9201 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.915 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9886 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9836 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8417 GPIA | 0.8142 GPIA | 0.8676 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7933 GPIA | 0.768 GPIA | 0.8237 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8345 GPIA | 0.7945 GPIA | 0.8771 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9129 GPIA | 0.8888 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.9113 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9899 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 25 Nigeria 1.06 GPIA compare
- 26 Aruba 1.06 GPIA compare
- 27 Paraguay 1.04 GPIA compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.03 GPIA compare
- 30 Martinique 1.03 GPIA compare
- 31 Costa Rica 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2323 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,955 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5279 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.9783 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 487,792 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Netherlands?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Netherlands was 1.04 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.768 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Netherlands ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release