Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
206
Highest
62.4%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
9.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
18,076
What the numbers show
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 62.4% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.3%, and the mean is 13.6%.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 2,384.4%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 100.0%).
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 62.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 57.5% | 2023 | up 2,384.4% | rising |
| 3 | Suriname | 50.2% | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 4 | Gambia | 47.8% | 2021 | up 373.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Slovenia | 44.7% | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 43.8% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 41.7% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 40.1% | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.9% | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 39.8% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 39.6% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 39.1% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 13 | Liechtenstein | 38.4% | 2021 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 38.2% | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 37.0% | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 36.8% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 17 | Honduras | 36.4% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 36.0% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 35.7% | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 20 | New Caledonia | 35.0% | 1997 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 34.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 33.1% | 2024 | up 102.8% | falling |
| 23 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 33.1% | 1997 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 24 | Montenegro | 32.2% | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 31.2% | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 31.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 27 | Australia | 31.0% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 30.3% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 29.8% | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 30 | Uruguay | 29.4% | 2023 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 31 | Cuba | 27.6% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 27.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 27.0% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 26.5% | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 26.4% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 26.2% | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 24.9% | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 24.8% | 2023 | up 731.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Denmark | 24.5% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 24.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 24.5% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 23.6% | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 23.1% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Martinique | 22.9% | 1996 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 45 | Angola | 22.7% | 2023 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Aruba | 22.5% | 2022 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 47 | Spain | 22.4% | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 48 | Germany | 22.2% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 49 | Türkiye | 22.0% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 50 | Sweden | 21.8% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 51 | Libya | 21.2% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 21.1% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 53 | France | 21.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 20.1% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 55 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 20.1% | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 56 | Lebanon | 19.6% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 57 | French Polynesia | 19.6% | 1993 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 58 | Guadeloupe | 19.5% | 1995 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 19.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 60 | China | 19.2% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 61 | Burundi | 19.1% | 2025 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Argentina | 18.7% | 1998 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 63 | Israel | 18.6% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 64 | Malta | 18.2% | 2023 | up 102.6% | falling |
| 65 | Panama | 18.1% | 2017 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 66 | Reunion | 16.5% | 1996 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 67 | Ecuador | 16.5% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 15.9% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 69 | Saint Helena | 15.7% | 1997 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 70 | French Guiana | 15.3% | 1997 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 71 | Republic of Moldova | 15.3% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 72 | Seychelles | 15.0% | 2024 | up 146.6% | flat |
| 73 | New Zealand | 14.8% | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Monaco | 14.8% | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 75 | Thailand | 14.8% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 76 | Rwanda | 14.7% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 77 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.6% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 78 | Singapore | 14.5% | 2009 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 79 | Gabon | 13.7% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 13.2% | 2001 | up 226.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 13.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 82 | Belarus | 12.8% | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 83 | Philippines | 12.6% | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 12.6% | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Andorra | 12.4% | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Japan | 11.9% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 87 | Mozambique | 11.9% | 2017 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Tunisia | 11.8% | 2016 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 11.3% | 2019 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 90 | Mali | 11.2% | 2023 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 91 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.0% | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 11.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 10.9% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 94 | Paraguay | 10.5% | 2024 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 10.3% | 2024 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 96 | Congo | 10.2% | 2012 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 97 | Ireland | 10.2% | 2022 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 10.1% | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 99 | Mongolia | 10.0% | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 100 | Niger | 9.9% | 2024 | up 68.1% | falling |
| 101 | Bahrain | 9.5% | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 102 | Lithuania | 9.5% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 9.5% | 2024 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2% | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 105 | Djibouti | 8.9% | 2023 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Algeria | 8.8% | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Maldives | 8.6% | 2019 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Syria | 8.4% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 109 | Togo | 8.4% | 2023 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 8.2% | 2023 | up 567.7% | falling |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 8.0% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 8.0% | 2024 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 113 | American Samoa | 7.8% | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 7.8% | 2024 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Colombia | 7.6% | 2022 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Malaysia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Morocco | 7.4% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 118 | Ukraine | 7.4% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 7.4% | 2024 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 7.3% | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Russian Federation | 7.2% | 2023 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 122 | Botswana | 7.2% | 2007 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 123 | Tuvalu | 7.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 7.0% | 2024 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 6.9% | 2024 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Nigeria | 6.7% | 1990 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 127 | Montserrat | 6.7% | 1994 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 128 | Brazil | 6.6% | 2024 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 6.6% | 2024 | down 82.1% | rising |
| 130 | Liberia | 6.6% | 2011 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Ghana | 6.5% | 2024 | up 166.5% | falling |
| 132 | Ethiopia | 6.5% | 2015 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.2% | 2005 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 134 | Guyana | 6.2% | 2012 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 6.1% | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 136 | Benin | 6.0% | 2022 | up 78.7% | flat |
| 137 | Jordan | 5.8% | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 138 | Tonga | 5.8% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 139 | Zambia | 5.5% | 1988 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 140 | Bermuda | 5.3% | 1980 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.3% | 2017 | up 165.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Iraq | 5.2% | 2007 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 143 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.1% | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 144 | San Marino | 5.1% | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Eswatini | 5.1% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Uganda | 4.7% | 2007 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 147 | South Africa | 4.7% | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 148 | Senegal | 4.7% | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 4.7% | 2023 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Canada | 4.6% | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.4% | 2018 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.8% | 2000 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 153 | Naoero | 3.8% | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 3.6% | 2017 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 155 | Madagascar | 3.5% | 2019 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 3.4% | 2022 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 157 | India | 3.4% | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.3% | 1977 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 160 | Macao | 3.2% | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea | 3.2% | 2014 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Pakistan | 3.0% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 163 | British Virgin Islands | 2.8% | 2024 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Sudan | 2.5% | 2019 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 2.4% | 2013 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 166 | Cambodia | 2.4% | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 167 | Kiribati | 2.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Kuwait | 2.0% | 2015 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Fiji | 1.9% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 170 | Peru | 1.8% | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2018 | down 81.6% | falling |
| 172 | Palestine, State of | 1.7% | 2023 | up 153.3% | rising |
| 173 | Lesotho | 1.6% | 2017 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Qatar | 1.6% | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Chad | 1.4% | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.3% | 2020 | up 311.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Hong Kong | 1.2% | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Nepal | 1.2% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 180 | Eritrea | 1.1% | 2018 | up 56.8% | falling |
| 181 | Malawi | 1.0% | 1996 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 182 | Comoros | 0.9% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2021 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2019 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 0.5% | 2023 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Barbados | 0.4% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Kenya | 0.4% | 2009 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Yemen | 0.4% | 2016 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 189 | Oman | 0.3% | 2024 | up 336.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Myanmar | 0.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Mauritania | 0.3% | 2020 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Namibia | 0.1% | 1997 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 1994 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Samoa | 0.0% | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Niue | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 33.2%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 32.9%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 31.3%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 29.3%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 28.2%
- WB: European Union 28.2%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 27.9%
- WB: Euro Area 27.2%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 27.1%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 26.8%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 23.9%
- AIMS: Pacific 23.9%
- SDG: Oceania 23.9%
- Cecc-sica 23.3%
- SDG: Europe 23.3%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 21.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 21.1%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 20.0%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 19.6%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 18.8%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 18.8%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 18.5%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 18.5%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 18.2%
- WB: Oecd Members 18.2%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 18.1%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 18.1%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 17.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 17.3%
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 17.2%
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 17.2%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 17.1%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 17.1%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 17.0%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 17.0%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 17.0%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 17.0%
- AIMS: East Asia 16.8%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 16.8%
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 16.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release