Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 5.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 11.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2013.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 155th 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.8% | — |
| 1971 | 8.1% | -24.7% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | +27.9% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | -20.4% |
| 1977 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +27.9% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 2.5% compare
- 153 United Arab Emirates 2.5% compare
- 154 Lesotho 2.4% compare
- 155 Ghana 2.4% compare
- 156 India 2.2% compare
- 157 Saint Helena 2.1% compare
- 158 Macau, China 1.9% compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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