Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.9%
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
160th
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.6%
in 1973
All-time low
1.2%
in 1981
Years of data
38
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 1.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan peaked at 4.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 160th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.4% | — |
| 1972 | 4.1% | +19.3% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -24.4% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -38.2% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -33.7% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +79.0% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -20.7% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -44.4% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +99.2% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -34.9% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 157 Saint Helena 2.1% compare
- 158 Macau, China 1.9% compare
- 159 Cape Verde 1.9% compare
- 161 Madagascar 1.8% compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea 1.8% compare
- 163 Cambodia 1.3% compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan was 1.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Pakistan ranks 160th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release