Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.5%
Change on year
down 16.7%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.8%
in 2013
All-time low
5.5%
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1970–2024

5101520197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 18.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 168th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 10.8%
1971 10.8% +0.1%
1972 10.7% -0.4%
1973 10.7% -0.2%
1974 10.7% -0.1%
1975 10.7% -0.1%
1976 10.6% -0.4%
1977 10.7% +0.2%
1978 10.7% -0.0%
1979 10.7% -0.0%
1980 10.7% -0.0%
1981 10.6% -0.8%
1982 10.7% +1.4%
1983 10.8% +0.6%
1984 10.8% +0.6%
1985 10.9% +0.6%
1986 10.9% -0.1%
1987 10.8% -1.2%
1988 10.7% -0.5%
1989 10.8% +0.5%
1990 10.1% -6.0%
1991 9.6% -5.2%
1992 9.5% -1.5%
1993 8.7% -7.5%
1994 8.2% -6.4%
1995 8.2% +0.3%
1996 8.5% +3.9%
1997 8.9% +4.0%
1998 8.8% -1.0%
1999 8.8% +0.5%
2000 9.4% +5.9%
2001 9.7% +3.9%
2002 10.2% +4.5%
2003 10.9% +7.2%
2004 12.0% +10.2%
2005 13.5% +12.7%
2006 14.4% +6.1%
2007 15.0% +4.8%
2008 15.5% +2.8%
2009 16.0% +3.8%
2010 17.0% +6.1%
2011 17.9% +5.2%
2012 18.7% +4.7%
2013 18.8% +0.1%
2014 18.3% -2.4%
2015 18.0% -1.8%
2016 17.5% -2.5%
2017 16.6% -5.3%
2018 16.5% -0.9%
2019 16.5% +0.1%
2020 10.6% -35.9%
2021 9.1% -14.1%
2022 7.8% -14.4%
2023 6.6% -15.1%
2024 5.5% -16.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.7% 10.6% 10.8% 10
1980s 10.8% 10.6% 10.9% 10
1990s 8.9% 8.2% 10.1% 10
2000s 12.7% 9.4% 16.0% 10
2010s 17.6% 16.5% 18.8% 10
2020s 7.9% 5.5% 10.6% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

  1. 165 Macau, China 2.6% compare
  2. 166 Pakistan 2.5% compare
  3. 167 Kuwait 2.4% compare
  4. 168 India 2.4% compare
  5. 169 Kenya 2.3% compare
  6. 170 Tonga 2.3% compare
  7. 171 Madagascar 2.2% compare

See the full ranking of 437 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 5.5% 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release