Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 6.8%, measured 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 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 11.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2024.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.4% | — |
| 1971 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 9.2% | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 6.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 125th 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (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