Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 17.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.2%
in 2002
All-time low
11.9%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 17.2%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 23.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 30th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.9% | — |
| 1971 | 13.7% | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 13.0% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 13.6% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 14.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 16.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 12.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 17.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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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February 2026 Data Release