Small states vs South Africa: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who

Small states
39.8%
in 2018
South Africa
48.5%
in 2017
Small states rank
37th
South Africa rank
34th

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who over time

  • Small states
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 48.5% against 39.8% in Small states, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Small states's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 37.8% 44.0% 6.2% South Africa
2000s 38.4% 40.8% 2.4% South Africa
2010s 39.3% 46.7% 7.5% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who, Small states or South Africa?
South Africa, at 48.5% against 39.8% in Small states as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who between Small states and South Africa?
8.7%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Small states and South Africa rank globally for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Small states ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 45 groups.
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 upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.