Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.1%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.7%
in 2004
All-time low
9.9%
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 12.1%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 13.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1972.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 90th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.9% | — |
| 1971 | 10.0% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 10.3% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 10.8% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 87 Mozambique 11.9% compare
- 88 Tunisia 11.8% compare
- 89 Timor-Leste 11.3% compare
- 90 Mali 11.2% compare
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.0% compare
- 92 Kazakhstan 11.0% compare
- 93 Chile 10.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 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 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 12.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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