Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.5%
Change on year
down 11.2%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.3%
in 2021
All-time low
1.4%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970–2024

2468197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 5.5%.

The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 8.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1974.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 2.1%
1971 1.8% -11.2%
1972 2.0% +5.8%
1973 2.1% +5.8%
1974 1.4% -33.5%
1975 2.1% +49.7%
1976 2.6% +24.9%
1977 3.3% +29.8%
1978 3.5% +3.6%
1979 2.6% -25.7%
1980 3.6% +40.1%
1981 3.1% -13.6%
1982 3.2% +1.5%
1983 3.0% -3.5%
1984 2.9% -3.5%
1985 3.2% +7.2%
1986 3.0% -4.9%
1987 3.2% +6.2%
1988 3.3% +2.0%
1989 3.3% +0.9%
1990 2.9% -10.8%
1991 3.0% +2.4%
1992 3.1% +3.2%
1993 3.3% +7.2%
1994 3.3% -1.4%
1995 3.3% +0.2%
1996 3.4% +4.8%
1997 3.3% -4.8%
1998 3.3% -0.3%
1999 3.1% -5.1%
2000 3.0% -2.8%
2001 2.9% -2.6%
2002 3.2% +8.1%
2003 3.3% +5.3%
2004 3.4% +1.9%
2005 3.0% -12.6%
2006 3.1% +3.9%
2007 3.1% -0.6%
2008 3.1% +1.3%
2009 3.4% +10.1%
2010 3.6% +4.8%
2011 3.7% +4.1%
2012 3.8% +0.7%
2013 4.2% +11.7%
2014 4.2% +0.1%
2015 4.5% +7.1%
2016 4.4% -3.2%
2017 4.9% +11.9%
2018 4.4% -9.0%
2019 4.3% -3.5%
2020 6.5% +52.8%
2021 8.3% +26.7%
2022 6.5% -21.7%
2023 6.1% -5.2%
2024 5.5% -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.3% 1.4% 3.5% 10
1980s 3.2% 2.9% 3.6% 10
1990s 3.2% 2.9% 3.4% 10
2000s 3.1% 2.9% 3.4% 10
2010s 4.2% 3.6% 4.9% 10
2020s 6.6% 5.5% 8.3% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 179 Nepal 1.2% compare
  2. 180 Eritrea 1.1% compare
  3. 181 Malawi 1.0% compare
  4. 182 Comoros 0.9% compare
  5. 183 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8% compare
  6. 184 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
  7. 185 Afghanistan 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 5.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1974.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 18,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release