Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in World
World: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 10.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
10.3%
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
12.5%
in 1988
All-time low
9.3%
in 2003
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in World, 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 World stood at 10.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in World peaked at 12.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2003.
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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.0% | — |
| 1971 | 11.5% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 11.2% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 12.4% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.1% | 10.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in World?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in World was 10.3% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2003.
- How does World rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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