Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 3.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 10.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 187th 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.3% | — |
| 1971 | 9.4% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | -24.3% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 6.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 3.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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