Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 13.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.7%
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
41st
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.0%
in 2013
All-time low
2.2%
in 1978
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 13.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 17.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1978.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 41st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.1% | — |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -18.7% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +24.0% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +25.8% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 2.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.5% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.6% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 13.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1978.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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