South Africa vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
South Africa
5.2%
in 2023
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
7.6%
in 2024
South Africa rank
132nd
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
135th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- South Africa
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low Income (july 2025) currently reports 7.6% against 5.2% in South Africa, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was WB: Low Income (july 2025) ahead.
South Africa ranks 132nd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 135th of 216 countries.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 9.4% | 7.9% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 9.9% | 7.5% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 7.3% | 1.8% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.5% | 0.1% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 7.5% | 2.1% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
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, South Africa or WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025), at 7.6% against 5.2% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between South Africa and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 2.4%, with WB: Low Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- South Africa ranks 132nd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 135th 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