Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
206
Highest
63.6%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
6.6%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
18,056
What the numbers show
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 63.6% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.6%, and the mean is 11.0%.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 119 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 1,998.5%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 100.0%).
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 63.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 51.2% | 2023 | up 1,908.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Gambia | 46.4% | 2021 | up 408.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Finland | 42.6% | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 40.8% | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 39.0% | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 36.3% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 36.2% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 35.9% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.8% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 11 | Suriname | 33.9% | 2021 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 32.4% | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 13 | Czechia | 31.8% | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 31.8% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 31.7% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 31.2% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 30.9% | 1997 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 29.6% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 29.1% | 2021 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Montenegro | 28.8% | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 28.8% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 28.5% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27.2% | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 27.0% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 25 | New Caledonia | 26.8% | 1997 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 26.3% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 27 | Guatemala | 25.8% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 25.8% | 2024 | up 121.7% | falling |
| 29 | Australia | 25.4% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 25.1% | 2023 | up 959.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 24.8% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 24.2% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 33 | Aruba | 23.9% | 2022 | up 153.4% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 23.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 35 | Martinique | 23.7% | 1996 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 23.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Libya | 23.4% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 38 | Angola | 22.2% | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Spain | 21.0% | 2024 | up 29.0% | flat |
| 40 | Israel | 20.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 41 | Cuba | 20.1% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 20.1% | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 43 | Uruguay | 19.3% | 2023 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 19.1% | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 45 | New Zealand | 18.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.3% | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia | 17.1% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 48 | Latvia | 17.0% | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 49 | Denmark | 17.0% | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 50 | Guadeloupe | 16.9% | 1995 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 51 | Cameroon | 16.7% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 52 | Egypt | 16.5% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 53 | China | 16.0% | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 54 | Türkiye | 16.0% | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 55 | Ireland | 16.0% | 2022 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 56 | France | 16.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 57 | Indonesia | 15.9% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 58 | Panama | 15.8% | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 59 | Malta | 15.4% | 2023 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 60 | French Guiana | 15.0% | 1997 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 15.0% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 62 | Burundi | 14.9% | 2025 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Montserrat | 14.7% | 1994 | up 149.8% | rising |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 14.6% | 2001 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 14.4% | 2024 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 66 | French Polynesia | 14.3% | 1993 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 67 | Germany | 14.0% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 68 | Iceland | 13.8% | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 69 | Argentina | 13.7% | 1998 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 70 | Greece | 13.5% | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 71 | Reunion | 13.1% | 1996 | down 54.6% | rising |
| 72 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.0% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 12.9% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 74 | Lebanon | 12.2% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.1% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 76 | Republic of Moldova | 11.2% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 77 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.0% | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Paraguay | 11.0% | 2024 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 79 | Thailand | 10.1% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 80 | Belarus | 10.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 81 | Congo | 10.0% | 2012 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 82 | Chile | 9.8% | 2024 | down 49.7% | flat |
| 83 | Rwanda | 9.4% | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 9.3% | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 85 | Mali | 9.2% | 2023 | down 23.9% | flat |
| 86 | Seychelles | 8.9% | 2024 | up 390.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Monaco | 8.9% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 8.8% | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 89 | Gabon | 8.8% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 90 | Colombia | 8.8% | 2022 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Niger | 8.8% | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Singapore | 8.4% | 2009 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Liberia | 8.4% | 2011 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 8.1% | 2019 | up 114.9% | rising |
| 95 | Brazil | 8.1% | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Armenia | 7.9% | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 97 | Philippines | 7.9% | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 7.6% | 2015 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 7.5% | 2023 | up 337.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2% | 2024 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 101 | Nigeria | 7.2% | 1990 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 102 | Andorra | 7.1% | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Morocco | 6.7% | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 104 | Tunisia | 6.5% | 2016 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Mozambique | 6.3% | 2017 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 6.1% | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 107 | Republic of Korea | 6.0% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 108 | Mongolia | 6.0% | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.9% | 2017 | up 1,998.5% | volatile |
| 110 | South Africa | 5.8% | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 111 | Lithuania | 5.8% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 5.7% | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Djibouti | 5.5% | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 5.5% | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.2% | 2005 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 116 | Zambia | 4.9% | 1988 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 117 | Cyprus | 4.8% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 118 | Ukraine | 4.5% | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 119 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.5% | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 120 | Guinea | 4.5% | 2014 | up 741.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Algeria | 4.4% | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Guyana | 4.4% | 2012 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 123 | Canada | 4.3% | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Tuvalu | 4.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Jordan | 4.3% | 2024 | up 63.3% | falling |
| 126 | Kiribati | 4.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Malaysia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Botswana | 4.2% | 2007 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritius | 4.0% | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Maldives | 4.0% | 2019 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 3.9% | 2017 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Syria | 3.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Senegal | 3.8% | 2023 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 3.6% | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 135 | British Virgin Islands | 3.5% | 2024 | up 421.3% | volatile |
| 136 | San Marino | 3.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 3.4% | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Benin | 3.4% | 2022 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Russian Federation | 3.3% | 2023 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 141 | Naoero | 3.3% | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Bermuda | 3.2% | 1980 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Uganda | 3.1% | 2007 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 144 | Bhutan | 3.0% | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Georgia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 146 | Kuwait | 2.8% | 2015 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7% | 2018 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 148 | Albania | 2.7% | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Eswatini | 2.7% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Peru | 2.6% | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Uzbekistan | 2.5% | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.5% | 2000 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 2.5% | 2024 | up 226.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Lesotho | 2.4% | 2017 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Ghana | 2.4% | 2024 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 156 | India | 2.2% | 2024 | up 414.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Helena | 2.1% | 1997 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 158 | Macao | 1.9% | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Cape Verde | 1.9% | 2022 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Pakistan | 1.9% | 2024 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 161 | Madagascar | 1.8% | 2019 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2018 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 163 | Cambodia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Nepal | 1.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 165 | Chad | 1.2% | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Eritrea | 1.1% | 2018 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 167 | Iraq | 1.0% | 2007 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8% | 2020 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2023 | up 735.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahrain | 0.8% | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.7% | 1977 | up 620.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Sudan | 0.6% | 2019 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Fiji | 0.6% | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2009 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Tonga | 0.6% | 2023 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Qatar | 0.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | American Samoa | 0.4% | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Malawi | 0.4% | 1996 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 180 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2019 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Barbados | 0.3% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 183 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2021 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritania | 0.2% | 2020 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Hong Kong | 0.2% | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Comoros | 0.1% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 187 | Yemen | 0.1% | 2016 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Namibia | 0.1% | 1997 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Oman | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 1994 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Samoa | 0.0% | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Niue | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 29.0%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 27.0%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 25.0%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 24.8%
- Cecc-sica 22.7%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 22.3%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 21.7%
- WB: European Union 21.7%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 21.5%
- WB: Euro Area 21.0%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 20.8%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 20.8%
- AIMS: Pacific 20.8%
- SDG: Oceania 20.8%
- SDG: Europe 18.3%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 17.8%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 16.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 16.2%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 15.9%
- WB: Oecd Members 15.8%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 15.5%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 15.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 15.4%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 15.0%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 15.0%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 14.5%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 14.5%
- MDG: Latin America 14.4%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 14.3%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 14.2%
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 14.2%
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 14.2%
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 14.2%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 14.2%
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 14.2%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 14.2%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 14.1%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 14.1%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 13.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 13.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release