Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.1%
Change on year
down 6.1%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.2%
in 2021
All-time low
2.6%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

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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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 5.1%, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 6.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1970.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 176th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 2.6%
1971 4.2% +63.9%
1972 4.2% -1.6%
1973 4.2% +1.6%
1974 2.8% -34.7%
1975 4.3% +54.9%
1976 4.4% +2.6%
1977 4.7% +7.5%
1978 4.7% +0.9%
1979 3.6% -24.1%
1980 5.0% +37.3%
1981 4.7% -4.6%
1982 4.9% +3.1%
1983 4.7% -2.5%
1984 4.6% -2.6%
1985 3.9% -16.7%
1986 4.6% +20.6%
1987 4.8% +2.3%
1988 4.7% -0.8%
1989 4.6% -2.5%
1990 3.8% -16.7%
1991 3.7% -2.8%
1992 3.6% -2.1%
1993 4.0% +9.9%
1994 4.1% +3.0%
1995 4.0% -3.2%
1996 3.9% -1.6%
1997 4.0% +0.9%
1998 4.0% +0.8%
1999 4.1% +1.6%
2000 4.4% +7.9%
2001 4.4% +0.0%
2002 4.4% -0.3%
2003 4.5% +1.9%
2004 4.6% +3.1%
2005 4.5% -1.0%
2006 4.5% -0.6%
2007 4.4% -3.1%
2008 4.3% -0.9%
2009 4.4% +0.7%
2010 4.4% +0.4%
2011 4.5% +2.0%
2012 4.5% +1.3%
2013 4.6% +0.5%
2014 4.3% -4.6%
2015 4.3% -0.2%
2016 4.2% -2.1%
2017 4.7% +9.6%
2018 4.7% +1.7%
2019 4.7% -0.8%
2020 5.6% +19.3%
2021 6.2% +10.3%
2022 5.6% -9.8%
2023 5.5% -2.0%
2024 5.1% -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.0% 2.6% 4.7% 10
1980s 4.6% 3.9% 5.0% 10
1990s 3.9% 3.6% 4.1% 10
2000s 4.4% 4.3% 4.6% 10
2010s 4.5% 4.2% 4.7% 10
2020s 5.6% 5.1% 6.2% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 173 Cambodia 2.1% compare
  2. 174 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.1% compare
  3. 175 Lesotho 2.1% compare
  4. 176 Saint Lucia 2.1% compare
  5. 177 Marshall Islands 2.0% compare
  6. 178 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.8% compare
  7. 179 Guinea-Bissau 1.8% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 5.1% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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