Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 10.1%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 12.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 95th 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.5% | — |
| 1971 | 8.7% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 10.0% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 10.1% 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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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February 2026 Data Release