Malaysia vs UNICEF: Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Malaysia
5.9%
in 2024
UNICEF: Africa
8.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
124th
UNICEF: Africa rank
126th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Malaysia
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 8.0% against 5.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Africa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 124th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 126th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 10.9% | 8.3% | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 11.2% | 9.0% | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 11.3% | 6.7% | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 10.6% | 4.6% | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 8.2% | 1.9% | UNICEF: Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Malaysia or UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, at 8.0% against 5.9% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Malaysia and UNICEF: Africa?
- 2.1%, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and UNICEF: Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Malaysia ranks 124th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 126th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release