Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in India
India: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in India, 1971–2019
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
In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in India stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in India peaked at 1.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.
India ranks 167th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.0% | — |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +57.2% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +54.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in India?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in India was 1.3% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
- How does India rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- India ranks 167th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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