Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 7.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Early-demographic dividend is 7.9%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 7.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1999.
That places Early-demographic dividend 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.6% | — |
| 1971 | 7.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Early-demographic dividend?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Early-demographic dividend was 7.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1999.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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