Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 16.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
45th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.5%
in 1995
All-time low
16.2%
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developed Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 16.2%. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 20.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2024.
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 45th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.6% | — |
| 1971 | 17.4% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 17.6% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 17.5% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 18.4% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 19.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 20.2% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 17.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 17.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.6% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0353 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.55 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749,754 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Developed Regions was 16.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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