Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.1%
Change on year
down 8.7%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.3%
in 2021
All-time low
2.2%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 6.1%.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 8.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1970.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 173rd 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 2.2%
1971 3.9% +72.6%
1972 3.8% -0.9%
1973 4.0% +2.9%
1974 2.5% -37.1%
1975 4.1% +62.8%
1976 4.2% +2.9%
1977 4.6% +9.7%
1978 4.6% +1.6%
1979 3.5% -24.9%
1980 4.9% +40.4%
1981 4.6% -5.6%
1982 4.8% +2.6%
1983 4.7% -0.5%
1984 4.6% -2.9%
1985 3.8% -17.9%
1986 4.6% +21.3%
1987 4.7% +2.7%
1988 4.6% -1.0%
1989 4.5% -2.9%
1990 3.8% -15.2%
1991 3.8% -0.2%
1992 3.8% -0.1%
1993 4.2% +10.5%
1994 4.3% +2.8%
1995 4.2% -2.9%
1996 4.2% -1.3%
1997 4.2% +2.3%
1998 4.3% +0.4%
1999 4.3% +1.4%
2000 4.7% +8.0%
2001 4.7% +0.1%
2002 4.7% +1.1%
2003 4.9% +4.1%
2004 5.1% +2.8%
2005 5.0% -1.8%
2006 4.9% -0.9%
2007 4.8% -2.7%
2008 4.8% +0.8%
2009 4.9% +1.7%
2010 5.0% +1.7%
2011 5.1% +2.5%
2012 5.2% +2.4%
2013 5.4% +2.7%
2014 5.2% -4.1%
2015 5.2% +1.2%
2016 5.1% -1.9%
2017 5.8% +12.7%
2018 5.7% -1.7%
2019 5.6% -1.3%
2020 7.2% +29.5%
2021 8.3% +15.1%
2022 7.0% -16.3%
2023 6.7% -4.4%
2024 6.1% -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.7% 2.2% 4.6% 10
1980s 4.6% 3.8% 4.9% 10
1990s 4.1% 3.8% 4.3% 10
2000s 4.8% 4.7% 5.1% 10
2010s 5.3% 5.0% 5.8% 10
2020s 7.1% 6.1% 8.3% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 170 Peru 1.8% compare
  2. 171 Papua New Guinea 1.8% compare
  3. 172 Palestine, State of 1.7% compare
  4. 173 Lesotho 1.6% compare
  5. 174 Qatar 1.6% compare
  6. 175 Chad 1.4% compare
  7. 176 Saudi Arabia 1.4% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 6.1% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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