Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 9.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 17.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2024.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.1% | — |
| 1971 | 14.0% | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 12.8% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 12.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 13.1% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 9.9% 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 81st 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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