Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
81
Highest
30.0%
Mexico
Lowest
0.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
1.4%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
7,306
What the numbers show
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 30.0% in Mexico; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.4%, and the mean is 4.2%.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 2,911.3%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 100.0%).
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 30.0% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 2 | Panama | 29.3% | 2005 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 3 | Suriname | 21.1% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 20.8% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 5 | Cameroon | 17.1% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium | 17.0% | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 7 | Uruguay | 16.0% | 2023 | up 199.7% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 15.8% | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 15.2% | 2023 | up 1,626.9% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 13.2% | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 13.0% | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 8.2% | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 13 | Congo | 7.2% | 2012 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 6.6% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 6.3% | 2022 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Algeria | 6.0% | 2024 | up 49.7% | flat |
| 17 | Niger | 4.7% | 2024 | up 1,782.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.7% | 2018 | up 63.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lebanon | 4.5% | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Guyana | 4.4% | 2012 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 21 | Maldives | 4.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 4.2% | 2024 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Portugal | 4.0% | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 3.9% | 2024 | down 74.2% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5% | 2005 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 26 | Morocco | 3.4% | 2024 | up 67.2% | falling |
| 27 | Senegal | 3.2% | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 3.2% | 2024 | up 981.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Germany | 3.1% | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.1% | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 31 | Aruba | 2.6% | 2022 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 2.6% | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 2.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 2.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.3% | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 36 | Chile | 2.1% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Slovakia | 2.1% | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Burundi | 2.0% | 2025 | up 2,529.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Monaco | 1.8% | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Spain | 1.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Togo | 1.4% | 2023 | up 355.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Belize | 1.4% | 2024 | up 61.9% | falling |
| 43 | Mozambique | 1.3% | 2017 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 1.1% | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 46 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2017 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 1.1% | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Benin | 1.0% | 2022 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 50 | Poland | 0.9% | 2015 | up 407.4% | rising |
| 51 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2019 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Malta | 0.7% | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 0.7% | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Eswatini | 0.6% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 56 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Laos | 0.6% | 2020 | up 2,608.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2019 | up 2,911.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Angola | 0.5% | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 61 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2009 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Chad | 0.3% | 2024 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Tanzania | 0.2% | 2021 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 0.2% | 2022 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 66 | France | 0.1% | 2012 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Macao | 0.1% | 2007 | down 97.3% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2020 | down 87.2% | falling |
| 69 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 70 | Barbados | 0.1% | 2005 | — | falling |
| 71 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Oman | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 75 | China | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Iran | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 10.6%
- MDG: Latin America 8.1%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 7.9%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 7.8%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 7.8%
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 7.8%
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 7.8%
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 7.8%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 7.8%
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 7.8%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 7.8%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 7.8%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 7.0%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 6.5%
- WB: Oecd Members 5.5%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 5.5%
- AIMS: Pacific 5.5%
- SDG: Oceania 5.5%
- Cecc-sica 5.1%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 4.5%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 4.4%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 4.3%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 4.3%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 3.9%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 3.9%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 3.3%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 3.3%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 3.1%
- SDG: Europe 3.1%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 2.9%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 2.8%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 2.8%
- MDG: Northern Africa 2.7%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 2.6%
- SDG: Northern Africa 2.4%
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 2.4%
- WB: Euro Area 2.4%
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 2.4%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 2.3%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 2.3%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release