Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.0%
Change on year
down 4.9%
Rank
49th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.6%
in 2004
All-time low
13.9%
in 2010
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 14.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 20.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2010.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.7% | — |
| 1971 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 18.1% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 17.3% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 18.4% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 14.4% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 15.0% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 15.3% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 14.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 15.3% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.0% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.0% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Northern Africa was 14.0% 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: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2010.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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