Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.5%
Change on year
down 10.2%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.8%
in 2021
All-time low
1.1%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern 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: Southern Asia is 3.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 4.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +34.0% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +35.5% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +68.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 194 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 195 Afghanistan 0.3% compare
- 196 Barbados 0.3% compare
- 197 Yemen 0.3% compare
- 198 Mauritania 0.2% compare
- 199 Oman 0.2% compare
- 200 Myanmar 0.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia was 3.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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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February 2026 Data Release