Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.7%
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.6%
in 1977
All-time low
1.3%
in 1995
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 2.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 3.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1995.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 196th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +53.3% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -34.6% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +50.9% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +27.2% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 2.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1995.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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