SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sri Lanka: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.7%
in 2023
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
149th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.3% against 4.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.6 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 221 groups.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 1.1% | 9.2% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 0.0% | 10.4% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 0.0% | 9.4% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 1.5% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 3.9% | 3.2% | SDG: Sub-saharan 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, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sri Lanka?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.3% against 4.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 2.6%, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th 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, male (%). 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