Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
88th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.6%
in 1982
All-time low
6.4%
in 2014
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1971–2024
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: Small Island Developing States is 9.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 14.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2014.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.2% | — |
| 1972 | 6.6% | -19.5% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | +36.7% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 9.1% | -25.3% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +36.2% |
| 1981 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 13.9% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 7.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 9.1% 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: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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