Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.3%
in 1975
All-time low
3.8%
in 2002
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries is 5.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 7.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2002.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 148th 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.1% | — |
| 1971 | 4.0% | -34.9% |
| 1972 | 6.4% | +62.5% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | -25.9% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Least Developed Countries 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2002.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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