Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.0%
in 2014
All-time low
1.9%
in 1991
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 7.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 8.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1991.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.3% | — |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 130 Guyana 5.3% compare
- 131 Bahrain 5.3% compare
- 132 South Africa 5.2% compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 5.1% compare
- 134 Jordan 5.0% compare
- 135 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 136 Bhutan 4.9% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 7.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1991.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release