South Africa vs Switzerland: Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational
South Africa
62.5%
in 2017
Switzerland
62.7%
in 2017
South Africa rank
11th
Switzerland rank
10th
Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 62.7% against 62.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.
South Africa ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 93 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 80.3% | 37.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 74.1% | 29.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 59.5% | 1.6% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational, South Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 62.7% against 62.5% in South Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational between South Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational?
- South Africa ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female vocational education students at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level in a given school year.