Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2018
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 Pre-demographic dividend is 5.4%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 11.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2016.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.1% | — |
| 1971 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pre-demographic dividend was 5.4% in 2018, 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2016.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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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