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

Latest (2022)
5.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.9%
in 2010
All-time low
3.0%
in 1991
Years of data
53
1970–2022

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022

0246197019962022

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

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970 to 2022.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1972 +32.9% 4.2% 5.6%
1976 -27.9% 5.5% 4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 174 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.1% compare
  2. 175 Lesotho 2.1% compare
  3. 176 Saint Lucia 2.1% compare
  4. 177 Marshall Islands 2.0% compare
  5. 178 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.8% compare
  6. 179 Guinea-Bissau 1.8% compare
  7. 180 Tuvalu 1.7% compare

See the full ranking of 437 places →

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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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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