Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.3%
Change on year
down 14.8%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.4%
in 2021
All-time low
1.0%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 4.3% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 7.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1970.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.0% | — |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +40.5% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +42.2% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +81.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 191 Mauritania 0.3% compare
- 192 Namibia 0.1% compare
- 193 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 193 Bahamas 0.0%
- 193 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 193 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 193 Western Sahara 0.0%
- 193 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0.0%
- 193 Gibraltar 0.0% compare
- 193 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 193 Guam 0.0%
- 193 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 193 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 193 Niue 0.0% compare
- 193 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 193 Somalia 0.0% compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 193 United States of America 0.0%
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 193 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 193 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 193 Zimbabwe 0.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Southern Asia was 4.3% 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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