ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs South Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
7.8%
in 2024
South Africa
5.8%
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
111th
South Africa rank
110th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 7.8% against 5.8% in South Africa, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 110th of 221 groups.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 11.0% 1.1% 9.9% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1990s 12.6% 1.8% 10.7% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2000s 11.7% 4.3% 7.4% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2010s 8.1% 5.9% 2.2% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 7.9% 5.8% 2.0% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

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, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or South Africa?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 7.8% against 5.8% in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa?
2.0%, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 110th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 18,056 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release