Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members
OECD members: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 17.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
17.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
20.4%
in 1996
All-time low
15.3%
in 2003
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 17.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members peaked at 20.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2003.
OECD members ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.7% | — |
| 1971 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 17.5% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 17.7% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 18.1% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 18.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 18.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 18.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 17.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 15.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 3 Slovenia 44.6% compare
- 4 Suriname 43.5% compare
- 5 Belgium 43.3% compare
- 6 Croatia 38.4% compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.8% compare
- 8 Netherlands 37.4% compare
- 9 Switzerland 36.9% compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members was 17.5% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2003.
- How does OECD members rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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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