Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 9.7%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 14.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1975.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 85th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.1% | — |
| 1971 | 7.3% | -33.9% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 8.3% | +28.8% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -33.9% | 11.1% | 7.3% |
| 1976 | +28.8% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 6.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 10.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 9.7% 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1975.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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