Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.1%
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.1%
in 1982
All-time low
3.3%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

0246197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 4.1%.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 5.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 3.3%
1971 4.8% +47.2%
1972 4.7% -2.6%
1973 4.7% -0.4%
1974 3.3% -29.8%
1975 4.6% +40.8%
1976 4.7% +2.0%
1977 4.9% +4.1%
1978 4.9% -0.3%
1979 3.8% -22.4%
1980 5.0% +31.9%
1981 4.9% -2.9%
1982 5.1% +3.9%
1983 4.8% -5.7%
1984 4.7% -2.0%
1985 4.0% -14.6%
1986 4.8% +19.2%
1987 4.9% +1.6%
1988 4.8% -0.6%
1989 4.7% -1.8%
1990 3.8% -18.8%
1991 3.6% -6.8%
1992 3.4% -5.3%
1993 3.7% +9.1%
1994 3.8% +3.5%
1995 3.7% -3.6%
1996 3.6% -2.1%
1997 3.6% -1.0%
1998 3.6% +1.6%
1999 3.7% +2.3%
2000 4.0% +7.8%
2001 4.0% -0.0%
2002 3.9% -2.1%
2003 3.9% -0.8%
2004 4.0% +3.4%
2005 4.0% +0.4%
2006 4.0% -0.1%
2007 3.9% -3.5%
2008 3.8% -3.1%
2009 3.8% -0.6%
2010 3.7% -1.5%
2011 3.8% +1.4%
2012 3.7% -0.2%
2013 3.7% -2.3%
2014 3.5% -5.2%
2015 3.4% -2.3%
2016 3.3% -2.3%
2017 3.5% +4.7%
2018 3.7% +8.0%
2019 3.7% +0.1%
2020 3.8% +2.5%
2021 3.8% -0.3%
2022 4.1% +6.3%
2023 4.2% +2.9%
2024 4.1% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.4% 3.3% 4.9% 10
1980s 4.8% 4.0% 5.1% 10
1990s 3.7% 3.4% 3.8% 10
2000s 3.9% 3.8% 4.0% 10
2010s 3.6% 3.3% 3.8% 10
2020s 4.0% 3.8% 4.2% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 169 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  2. 170 Bahrain 0.8% compare
  3. 171 Saint Lucia 0.8% compare
  4. 172 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7% compare
  5. 173 Sudan 0.6% compare
  6. 174 Fiji 0.6% compare
  7. 175 Kenya 0.6% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 4.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1982.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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