Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.4%
in 2004
All-time low
7.1%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 8.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 11.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.4% | — |
| 1971 | 7.1% | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 7.2% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 8.8% 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: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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