Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.5%
Change on year
down 7.5%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.7%
in 2021
All-time low
1.5%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 4.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 5.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1974.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 183rd 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -31.9% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +43.5% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +21.2% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +36.1% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +38.9% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 4.5% 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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