Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 7.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7.2%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
115th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.2%
in 2001
All-time low
6.0%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 7.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 13.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 115th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.0% | — |
| 1971 | 6.4% | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.1% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 9.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 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 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 7.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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