Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.7%
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
25th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.6%
in 2013
All-time low
3.2%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Eastern Asia, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia is 16.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 20.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1978.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.5% | — |
| 1971 | 5.1% | -22.3% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | -11.9% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +24.6% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 12.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.7% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Eastern Asia was 16.7% 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: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1978.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern 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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February 2026 Data Release