Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.5%
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
166th
of 216 countries
All-time high
4.1%
in 2009
All-time low
1.4%
in 2003
Years of data
43
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 2.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan peaked at 4.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2003.
Pakistan ranks 166th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.4% | — |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +38.9% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -36.4% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +21.7% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | +28.1% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -29.1% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +50.8% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan was 2.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Pakistan ranks 166th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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