Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 16.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.5%
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.6%
in 2013
All-time low
5.0%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 16.5%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 20.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1978.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.7% | — |
| 1971 | 6.9% | -29.2% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 5.5% | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 5.2% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 5.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.5% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 16.5% 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1978.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 27th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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