Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia

SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.6%
Change on year
down 12.2%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.1%
in 2021
All-time low
1.7%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1970–2024

2345197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 3.6%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 5.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1970.

SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 192nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 1.7%
1971 2.6% +56.6%
1972 2.6% +0.9%
1973 2.7% +2.7%
1974 1.7% -35.4%
1975 2.7% +58.0%
1976 2.8% +0.5%
1977 3.2% +15.7%
1978 3.2% -0.8%
1979 2.4% -23.2%
1980 3.1% +28.9%
1981 2.7% -15.2%
1982 2.8% +5.4%
1983 2.7% -4.9%
1984 2.6% -1.5%
1985 2.2% -14.7%
1986 2.6% +15.0%
1987 2.7% +4.1%
1988 2.7% -0.4%
1989 2.6% -1.1%
1990 2.2% -15.4%
1991 2.1% -5.7%
1992 2.0% -3.0%
1993 2.0% -0.8%
1994 2.0% -0.0%
1995 1.9% -7.1%
1996 1.9% +0.2%
1997 2.0% +3.7%
1998 1.8% -5.9%
1999 1.8% -0.3%
2000 1.9% +4.2%
2001 1.9% -3.3%
2002 1.9% +5.2%
2003 2.1% +7.2%
2004 2.3% +8.2%
2005 2.4% +6.8%
2006 2.6% +7.0%
2007 2.6% +1.7%
2008 2.7% +3.3%
2009 2.9% +7.4%
2010 2.9% +0.9%
2011 3.0% +1.6%
2012 3.1% +2.7%
2013 3.2% +3.0%
2014 3.0% -4.5%
2015 3.0% +0.7%
2016 2.9% -3.6%
2017 3.2% +10.1%
2018 3.0% -5.5%
2019 3.0% -1.6%
2020 4.3% +42.6%
2021 5.1% +20.1%
2022 4.2% -17.2%
2023 4.1% -3.5%
2024 3.6% -12.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +58.0% 1.7% 2.7%
1971 +56.6% 1.7% 2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.6% 1.7% 3.2% 10
1980s 2.7% 2.2% 3.1% 10
1990s 2.0% 1.8% 2.2% 10
2000s 2.3% 1.9% 2.9% 10
2010s 3.0% 2.9% 3.2% 10
2020s 4.3% 3.6% 5.1% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia

  1. 189 Malawi 0.7% compare
  2. 190 Hong Kong, China 0.7% compare
  3. 191 Saudi Arabia 0.7% compare
  4. 192 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
  5. 193 Comoros 0.5% compare
  6. 194 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
  7. 195 Afghanistan 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 437 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 3.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1970.
How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release