Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.4% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pacific island small states, 1970–2013
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 Pacific island small states is 1.4%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pacific island small states peaked at 5.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2013.
That places Pacific island small states 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.5% | — |
| 1971 | 4.2% | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +49.4% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More education data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 319,112 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 61.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,401 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pacific island small states?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pacific island small states was 1.4% in 2013, 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2013.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Pacific island small states ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2013.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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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