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

Latest (2019)
1.3%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
167th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 1980
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
38
1971–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in India, 1971–2019

00.511.521971199520191971: 1 %1972: 1 %1973: 0.984 %1975: 0.945 %1976: 0.967 %1977: 1.5 %1978: 1.5 %1980: 1.8 %1981: 1.3 %1982: 1.5 %1983: 1.4 %1984: 1.5 %1986: 1.5 %1987: 1.6 %1988: 1.6 %1989: 1.6 %1993: 1.3 %1994: 1.3 %1995: 1.2 %1996: 1.1 %1997: 1.1 %1999: 0.831 %2000: 0.87 %2001: 0.709 %2002: 0.813 %2003: 0.876 %2004: 0.876 %2005: 0.83 %2006: 0.819 %2007: 0.773 %2008: 0.815 %2013: 1.3 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.4 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.8 %2018: 1.4 %2019: 1.3 %

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

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in India, 1971 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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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