Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita was 0.0147 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in OECD members, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in OECD members is 0.0147 units per person, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0172 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 units per person, in 2012.
OECD members ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0136 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0145 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0148 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0148 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0152 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0154 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0155 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0157 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0159 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0162 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0163 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0161 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0161 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0163 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0162 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.016 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0158 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0158 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0159 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0165 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0171 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.016 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0145 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0136 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0136 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.014 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0131 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.013 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0151 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.015 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0148 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.016 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 4 Uzbekistan 0.0427 units per person compare
- 5 Suriname 0.0424 units per person compare
- 6 Australia 0.0395 units per person compare
- 7 New Caledonia 0.0375 units per person compare
- 8 Netherlands 0.0361 units per person compare
- 9 Türkiye 0.0338 units per person compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0335 units per person compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in OECD members?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in OECD members was 0.0147 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 units per person in 2012.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, vocational pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.