Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.4%
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
104th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.5%
in 2013
All-time low
6.4%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 9.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 10.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.2% | — |
| 1971 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 7.9% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -18.7% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 7.1% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | +20.6% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 9.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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