Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.6%
in 2023
All-time low
1.7%
in 2003
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 3.6%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 3.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2003.

That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 2.9%
1971 2.5% -14.4%
1972 2.5% +0.8%
1973 2.5% +1.0%
1974 1.8% -29.0%
1975 2.3% +31.6%
1976 2.7% +13.6%
1977 3.0% +10.8%
1978 2.9% -0.6%
1979 2.2% -24.2%
1980 2.8% +26.0%
1981 2.6% -8.9%
1982 2.5% -1.8%
1983 2.2% -11.3%
1984 2.2% +0.8%
1985 2.5% +10.5%
1986 2.2% -10.8%
1987 2.3% +3.7%
1988 2.4% +5.2%
1989 2.6% +8.0%
1990 2.1% -19.7%
1991 1.9% -8.5%
1992 1.8% -4.7%
1993 1.9% +3.2%
1994 1.9% +3.0%
1995 2.0% +2.2%
1996 2.3% +15.6%
1997 2.1% -7.8%
1998 2.0% -3.6%
1999 1.8% -9.3%
2000 1.8% -2.3%
2001 1.7% -8.4%
2002 1.7% +1.8%
2003 1.7% -2.0%
2004 1.9% +12.4%
2005 1.8% -2.2%
2006 2.0% +7.9%
2007 2.0% -0.4%
2008 1.9% -0.1%
2009 2.2% +11.9%
2010 2.2% +0.1%
2011 2.3% +3.4%
2012 2.3% +0.1%
2013 2.5% +9.9%
2014 2.5% -0.4%
2015 2.6% +3.8%
2016 2.5% -2.4%
2017 2.5% +1.3%
2018 2.5% -0.9%
2019 2.3% -7.8%
2020 2.5% +9.9%
2021 2.8% +8.9%
2022 3.2% +16.4%
2023 3.6% +10.8%
2024 3.6% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.5% 1.8% 3.0% 10
1980s 2.4% 2.2% 2.8% 10
1990s 2.0% 1.8% 2.3% 10
2000s 1.9% 1.7% 2.2% 10
2010s 2.4% 2.2% 2.6% 10
2020s 3.1% 2.5% 3.6% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 181 Barbados 0.3% compare
  2. 182 Tajikistan 0.3% compare
  3. 183 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
  4. 184 Mauritania 0.2% compare
  5. 185 Hong Kong, China 0.2% compare
  6. 186 Comoros 0.1% compare
  7. 187 Yemen 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 3.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2003.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 18,056 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release