Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.6%
in 1975
All-time low
5.8%
in 2015
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 6.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 11.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2015.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 148th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.7% | — |
| 1971 | 9.6% | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 10.7% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 10.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 6.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2015.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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