Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 6.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 10.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2024.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 136th 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 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.0% | — |
| 1971 | 6.7% | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 6.9% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 7.7% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 133 Senegal 3.8% compare
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- 135 British Virgin Islands 3.5% compare
- 136 San Marino 3.5% compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 3.4% compare
- 138 Sri Lanka 3.4% compare
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More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 6.5% 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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