Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 5.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 5.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1991.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 177th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.6% | — |
| 1971 | 4.2% | -24.9% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +32.9% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | -27.9% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +32.9% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| 1976 | -27.9% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 174 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.1% compare
- 175 Lesotho 2.1% compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 2.1% compare
- 177 Marshall Islands 2.0% compare
- 178 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.8% compare
- 179 Guinea-Bissau 1.8% compare
- 180 Tuvalu 1.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 5.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1991.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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