Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 15.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
15.6%
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
17.2%
in 2013
All-time low
8.1%
in 1978
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Upper 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
Upper middle income recorded 15.6% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2019.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Upper middle income peaked at 17.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1978.
Upper middle income ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.8% | — |
| 1971 | 10.1% | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 9.6% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 11.3% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 13.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 9.6% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 17.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 8 Netherlands 37.4% compare
- 9 Switzerland 36.9% compare
- 10 Czechia 35.5% compare
- 11 Serbia 35.5% compare
- 12 Austria 34.5% compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 34.2% compare
- 14 Honduras 34.1% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Upper middle income?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Upper middle income was 15.6% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1978.
- How does Upper middle income rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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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