Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.2%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
103rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.6%
in 1982
All-time low
6.6%
in 2015
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids stood at 8.2%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 15.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2015.
That places UNESCO: Sids 103rd 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 UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.0% | — |
| 1972 | 8.0% | -19.8% |
| 1973 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 8.5% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | +33.1% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 8.0% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 7.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 397,920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0711 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNESCO: Sids was 8.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2015.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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