Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 17.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.1%
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.8%
in 2013
All-time low
3.0%
in 1978
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 17.1% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 19.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1978.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.1% | — |
| 1976 | 3.8% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | +19.4% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 3.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.1% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 17.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1978.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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