Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Low & middle income, 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
In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Low & middle income stood at 9.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Low & middle income peaked at 10.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1978.
That places Low & middle income 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.5% | — |
| 1971 | 7.7% | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.3% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Low & middle income?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Low & middle income was 9.4% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1978.
- How does Low & middle income rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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