Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 16.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.1%
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
18.8%
in 2013
All-time low
2.7%
in 1978
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019

5101520197019942019

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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 16.1%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 18.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1978.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 3.4%
1971 3.0% -13.3%
1972 3.0% -0.2%
1973 3.0% +1.9%
1974 3.6% +17.8%
1975 3.8% +7.2%
1976 3.5% -7.5%
1977 2.9% -17.4%
1978 2.7% -7.1%
1979 2.9% +7.6%
1980 3.5% +19.8%
1981 4.2% +20.4%
1982 4.5% +7.7%
1983 5.1% +11.4%
1984 6.8% +35.1%
1985 7.7% +13.3%
1986 8.8% +13.3%
1987 9.3% +6.3%
1988 9.7% +4.5%
1989 10.4% +6.3%
1990 11.1% +6.8%
1991 11.3% +1.9%
1992 11.4% +1.4%
1993 11.8% +3.1%
1994 12.6% +6.7%
1995 13.1% +4.5%
1996 13.4% +2.1%
1997 13.5% +0.5%
1998 13.7% +1.6%
1999 14.0% +2.0%
2000 13.1% -6.6%
2001 12.7% -2.8%
2002 11.7% -7.5%
2003 10.8% -8.2%
2004 11.4% +6.0%
2005 12.1% +5.6%
2006 13.2% +9.1%
2007 14.4% +9.3%
2008 15.8% +10.1%
2009 16.6% +5.0%
2010 17.3% +4.0%
2011 17.6% +1.8%
2012 17.7% +0.2%
2013 18.8% +6.3%
2014 17.9% -4.4%
2015 16.7% -6.9%
2016 16.4% -1.9%
2017 16.4% -0.0%
2018 16.5% +0.7%
2019 16.1% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.2% 2.7% 3.8% 10
1980s 7.0% 3.5% 10.4% 10
1990s 12.6% 11.1% 14.0% 10
2000s 13.2% 10.8% 16.6% 10
2010s 17.1% 16.1% 18.8% 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 5 Belgium 43.3% compare
  2. 6 Croatia 38.4% compare
  3. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.8% compare
  4. 8 Netherlands 37.4% compare
  5. 9 Switzerland 36.9% compare
  6. 10 Czechia 35.5% compare
  7. 11 Serbia 35.5% compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 16.1% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1978.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,451 data points, 1970–2020
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