South Africa vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
South Africa
4.7%
in 2023
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
7.3%
in 2024
South Africa rank
147th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
148th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- South Africa
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.3% against 4.7% in South Africa, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 147th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th of 213 countries.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 9.6% | 7.5% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 9.3% | 6.5% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 7.9% | 1.2% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 7.0% | 0.2% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 7.1% | 2.2% | UIS: 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, South Africa or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.3% against 4.7% 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 2.6%, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- South Africa ranks 147th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th of 213 countries.
- 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