Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) by country
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge,...
What the numbers show
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 34.2% in Suriname; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.1%, and the mean is 4.9%.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 2,551.6%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 34.2% | 2019 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 2 | Panama | 30.2% | 2005 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 23.1% | 2018 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 4 | Cameroon | 20.6% | 2016 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 20.5% | 2018 | up 232.3% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 19.5% | 2018 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 19.2% | 2019 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 16.8% | 2018 | up 455.9% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 15.4% | 2018 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 14.1% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 11 | Paraguay | 11.0% | 2016 | up 2,551.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritius | 10.9% | 2019 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 13 | Croatia | 10.5% | 2018 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 14 | Algeria | 7.8% | 2011 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 15 | Lebanon | 7.8% | 2019 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 16 | Aruba | 6.9% | 2012 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 17 | Maldives | 6.9% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 6.5% | 2018 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.4% | 2005 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Belize | 6.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 6.2% | 2018 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.8% | 2018 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 5.6% | 2014 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.6% | 2005 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 5.5% | 2019 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 5.4% | 2018 | up 626.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Congo | 5.3% | 2012 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 4.6% | 2018 | up 267.6% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 4.1% | 2019 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 30 | Cuba | 3.8% | 2019 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 3.4% | 2019 | up 308.0% | falling |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3% | 2019 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 3.3% | 2019 | up 139.2% | flat |
| 34 | Guyana | 2.9% | 2012 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 2.9% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 2.6% | 2018 | up 306.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.5% | 2015 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 2.4% | 2018 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 39 | Slovakia | 2.4% | 2018 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Malta | 2.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Lithuania | 2.1% | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 2.1% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 2.0% | 2018 | down 81.9% | falling |
| 44 | Mozambique | 1.8% | 2017 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Niger | 1.6% | 2017 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Togo | 1.5% | 2017 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 1.5% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 1.3% | 2018 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Angola | 1.1% | 2016 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2017 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Eswatini | 1.1% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Poland | 1.0% | 2015 | up 422.4% | rising |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9% | 2017 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2019 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 0.7% | 2019 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2018 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 59 | Benin | 0.5% | 2016 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2009 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea | 0.4% | 2014 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Laos | 0.4% | 2019 | up 383.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Israel | 0.3% | 2018 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Iran | 0.3% | 2017 | up 129.2% | rising |
| 65 | Barbados | 0.3% | 2005 | — | falling |
| 66 | Tanzania | 0.3% | 2019 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 67 | France | 0.3% | 2012 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2018 | down 81.7% | falling |
| 69 | Chad | 0.1% | 2019 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 70 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2010 | down 90.8% | falling |
| 72 | Macao | 0.1% | 2007 | down 98.7% | falling |
| 73 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2018 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 75 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | China | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2018 | 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.
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.0%
- European Union 4.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 6.0%
- World 1.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 6.0%
- Caribbean Small States 5.8%
- OECD members 5.1%
- Euro area 3.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.8%
- Arab World 2.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2.5%
- High income 2.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 2.4%
- IDA blend 2.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 2.0%
- Small states 1.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.8%
- Upper middle income 1.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 1.6%
- Middle income 1.3%
- IBRD only 1.3%
- IDA & IBRD total 1.2%
- Low & middle income 1.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 1.2%
- IDA total 1.1%
- Other small states 1.1%
- Lower middle income 0.9%
- IDA only 0.7%
- Low income 0.6%
- Least developed countries 0.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 0.3%
- Pacific island small states 0.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 0.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.0%
About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.