Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.6%
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.5%
in 1984
All-time low
7.6%
in 2015
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids stood at 8.6%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 16.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2015.
That places UNESCO: Sids 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.5% | — |
| 1971 | 12.9% | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | -22.1% |
| 1973 | 10.9% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | -29.3% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | +36.3% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 10.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 9.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids was 8.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2015.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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