Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries

UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.5%
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.5%
in 2013
All-time low
2.6%
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries recorded 15.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 18.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1978.

That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 5.5%
1971 2.8% -48.9%
1972 2.8% +0.4%
1973 2.9% +2.3%
1974 3.4% +17.7%
1975 3.7% +7.5%
1976 3.4% -7.0%
1977 2.8% -16.9%
1978 2.6% -6.9%
1979 2.8% +7.5%
1980 3.4% +19.4%
1981 4.1% +20.0%
1982 4.4% +7.3%
1983 5.3% +21.1%
1984 6.6% +24.2%
1985 7.5% +13.6%
1986 8.5% +13.6%
1987 9.0% +6.6%
1988 9.5% +4.7%
1989 10.1% +6.5%
1990 10.8% +6.8%
1991 11.0% +2.0%
1992 11.2% +1.5%
1993 11.5% +3.2%
1994 12.3% +6.7%
1995 12.8% +4.6%
1996 13.1% +2.2%
1997 13.2% +0.6%
1998 13.4% +1.8%
1999 13.7% +2.2%
2000 12.8% -6.5%
2001 12.5% -2.7%
2002 11.6% -7.4%
2003 10.6% -8.2%
2004 11.3% +6.0%
2005 11.9% +5.7%
2006 13.0% +9.1%
2007 14.2% +9.3%
2008 15.6% +10.0%
2009 16.4% +5.0%
2010 17.0% +4.0%
2011 17.4% +1.8%
2012 17.4% +0.2%
2013 18.5% +6.3%
2014 17.7% -4.5%
2015 16.4% -6.9%
2016 16.1% -2.0%
2017 16.1% -0.0%
2018 16.2% +0.7%
2019 15.7% -3.1%
2020 15.5% -1.1%
2021 15.8% +1.4%
2022 16.0% +1.2%
2023 16.0% +0.2%
2024 15.5% -3.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 -48.9% 5.5% 2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.3% 2.6% 5.5% 10
1980s 6.8% 3.4% 10.1% 10
1990s 12.3% 10.8% 13.7% 10
2000s 13.0% 10.6% 16.4% 10
2010s 16.8% 15.7% 18.5% 10
2020s 15.7% 15.5% 16.0% 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries

  1. 27 Norway 29.0% compare
  2. 28 Australia 28.3% compare
  3. 29 Slovakia 28.3% compare
  4. 30 Romania 27.4% compare
  5. 31 Costa Rica 26.7% compare
  6. 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.7% compare
  7. 33 Guatemala 26.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 15.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1978.
How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme 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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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release