Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.4%
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.2%
in 2013
All-time low
5.0%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developing Regions is 9.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 10.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1974.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.1% | — |
| 1971 | 6.2% | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +28.1% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 5 |
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More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developing Regions was 9.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1974.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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