Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 11.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 11.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 15.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1975.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.7% | — |
| 1971 | 9.9% | -21.5% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | -26.0% |
| 1976 | 10.7% | +34.5% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 11.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 12.0% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 12.0% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +34.5% | 7.9% | 10.7% |
| 1975 | -26.0% | 10.7% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 11.8% 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1975.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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