Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.4%
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.1%
in 2013
All-time low
4.9%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 9.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 11.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.9% | — |
| 1971 | 6.9% | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 6.6% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -21.6% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 167.63 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1619 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 9.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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