Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 0.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and up 158.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 1.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.9% | — |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -38.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +32.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +38.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +38.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release