Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 5.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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
In 2018, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 5.8%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 9.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2017.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.1% | — |
| 1971 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 7.0% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 5.8% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2017.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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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