Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.8%
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.2%
in 1977
All-time low
8.4%
in 2016
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Small Island Developing States recorded 9.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 16.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2016.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.9% | — |
| 1972 | 9.9% | -23.2% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | +30.8% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 10.7% | -33.9% |
| 1979 | 10.0% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | +39.3% |
| 1981 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2% | 9.9% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 632,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 9.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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