Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.9%
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
88th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.9%
in 2004
All-time low
9.4%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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 stood at 10.9%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 12.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 88th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.5% | — |
| 1971 | 9.5% | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 11.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 85 Montserrat 10.8% compare
- 86 Japan 10.6% compare
- 87 Mozambique 10.5% compare
- 88 Chile 10.4% compare
- 89 Philippines 10.3% compare
- 90 Mali 10.2% compare
- 91 Congo 10.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 10.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 88th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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