Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.6%
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.1%
in 2001
All-time low
12.2%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa, 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: Northern Africa is 12.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 19.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1978.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 70th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.7% | — |
| 1971 | 13.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 14.3% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 12.2% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 13.9% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 12.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.6% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 67 El Salvador 15.4% compare
- 68 French Guiana 15.2% compare
- 69 Ecuador 14.8% compare
- 70 Réunion 14.8% compare
- 71 Thailand 14.2% compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 13.8% compare
- 73 Brunei Darussalam 13.4% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa was 12.6% 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: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1978.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 70th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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