Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
165
Highest
100.0%
Bolivia
Lowest
0.0%
Anguilla
Median
18.1%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
9,066

What the numbers show

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bolivia; the lowest is 0.0% in Anguilla.

The median across all reporting countries is 18.1%, and the mean is 23.4%.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 2,385.7%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bolivia 100.0% 2024 unchanged rising
2 Guatemala 82.3% 2024 up 1.7% falling
3 Vanuatu 78.2% 2023 up 2,385.7% volatile
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73.7% 2023 up 10.8% rising
5 Netherlands 69.4% 2023 up 4.4% flat
6 Honduras 67.8% 2024 up 20.6% rising
7 Czechia 67.7% 2023 down 0.8% falling
8 Serbia 67.4% 2024 down 5.7% flat
9 Finland 65.0% 2024 down 4.4% rising
10 Austria 64.1% 2024 down 2.0% falling
11 Montenegro 63.8% 2023 up 3.6% flat
12 Croatia 62.9% 2023 down 2.0% falling
13 Slovakia 62.3% 2024 down 1.1% falling
14 Slovenia 62.3% 2023 up 6.3% flat
15 North Macedonia 61.2% 2023 up 12.8% flat
16 Angola 61.0% 2023 down 12.2% falling
17 Aruba 60.0% 2022 up 341.7% volatile
18 Liechtenstein 59.6% 2021 down 15.9% falling
19 Luxembourg 54.2% 2024 down 5.8% falling
20 Switzerland 52.7% 2024 down 9.8% falling
21 Belgium 51.9% 2023 down 11.4% falling
22 Romania 50.6% 2023 down 1.7% falling
23 Bulgaria 50.0% 2024 up 7.8% rising
24 Suriname 49.0% 2023 down 25.5% falling
25 Ethiopia 47.3% 2015 down 31.0% volatile
26 Australia 46.7% 2024 down 9.6% falling
27 Hungary 46.3% 2024 up 124.8% volatile
28 Norway 43.3% 2024 up 2.2% falling
29 Israel 42.1% 2024 up 4.8% rising
30 Poland 41.1% 2024 up 6.0% falling
31 Cuba 40.5% 2024 up 11.2% falling
32 Panama 40.3% 2017 up 4.9% falling
33 Germany 38.8% 2024 down 1.8% falling
34 Italy 38.6% 2023 down 20.9% flat
35 Egypt 38.4% 2024 down 10.6% falling
36 United Kingdom 38.0% 2023 down 14.2% rising
37 Spain 37.2% 2024 up 17.5% rising
38 New Zealand 37.0% 2024 up 4.1% rising
39 El Salvador 37.0% 2024 down 21.9% falling
40 Moldova 37.0% 2024 up 13.4% rising
41 Belarus 36.8% 2024 up 8.3% rising
42 France 35.6% 2024 down 6.0% falling
43 Costa Rica 34.6% 2024 up 9.3% rising
44 China 34.5% 2024 down 17.2% falling
45 Dominican Republic 34.1% 2024 up 280.8% volatile
46 Sweden 34.0% 2024 down 17.7% falling
47 Kazakhstan 33.8% 2024 down 8.5% rising
48 Latvia 33.6% 2024 up 1.4% rising
49 Indonesia 33.2% 2024 down 6.9% rising
50 Mexico 33.2% 2024 down 9.8% volatile
51 Burundi 32.8% 2025 up 2.7% rising
52 Puerto Rico 32.6% 2023 up 716.6% volatile
53 Portugal 32.2% 2023 down 19.9% rising
54 Denmark 32.1% 2024 down 13.6% falling
55 Kyrgyzstan 31.6% 2024 down 7.3% rising
56 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.8% 2021 down 5.5% falling
57 Estonia 29.9% 2024 up 22.8% rising
58 Turkey 29.6% 2023 down 32.3% rising
59 Iran 29.2% 2023 up 69.5% rising
60 Colombia 28.2% 2022 up 16.8% flat
61 Rwanda 28.1% 2024 down 7.5% falling
62 Ecuador 26.9% 2024 down 10.3% falling
63 Malta 26.5% 2023 up 143.2% rising
64 Greece 25.9% 2023 down 4.6% falling
65 Ireland 25.3% 2022 down 24.2% falling
66 Armenia 24.5% 2024 up 10.4% rising
67 Mali 23.8% 2023 down 43.1% falling
68 Niger 23.7% 2024 down 55.6% rising
69 Iceland 23.3% 2023 down 12.8% falling
70 Paraguay 23.3% 2024 up 6.4% rising
71 Philippines 22.5% 2024 down 30.4% falling
72 Andorra 22.3% 2024 down 17.6% rising
73 Uruguay 22.1% 2023 up 17.9% rising
74 Azerbaijan 21.6% 2024 down 57.0% falling
75 Lithuania 21.2% 2024 up 5.0% falling
76 Nicaragua 21.1% 2023 up 320.1% rising
77 Lebanon 20.9% 2024 down 3.4% falling
78 Seychelles 20.7% 2024 up 377.4% volatile
79 Thailand 20.1% 2024 down 23.8% falling
80 Ukraine 19.0% 2024 down 19.2% rising
81 Togo 18.9% 2023 down 24.8% falling
82 Japan 18.3% 2023 down 8.5% falling
83 East Timor 18.1% 2019 up 72.6% rising
84 Brazil 18.1% 2024 up 104.1% rising
85 Monaco 17.6% 2024 down 24.5% falling
86 Mozambique 17.2% 2017 up 384.4% volatile
87 Belize 16.7% 2024 up 30.8% flat
88 Cameroon 16.2% 2023 down 11.3% rising
89 Brunei 16.1% 2023 down 11.6% rising
90 Djibouti 15.9% 2023 up 48.2% falling
91 Sao Tome and Principe 15.7% 2017 up 675.4% volatile
92 Mongolia 15.2% 2023 down 21.8% rising
93 Chile 14.8% 2024 down 47.5% falling
94 Guinea 13.2% 2014 up 390.1% volatile
95 Burkina Faso 13.1% 2024 down 26.9% falling
96 Botswana 12.6% 2007 down 32.7% falling
97 Tuvalu 12.3% 2023 volatile
98 South Korea 12.2% 2024 down 23.8% falling
99 Morocco 11.8% 2024 up 23.4% falling
100 Venezuela 11.0% 2024 down 23.0% rising
101 Benin 10.8% 2022 down 24.6% volatile
102 Bhutan 10.2% 2024 up 91.0% volatile
103 Jordan 10.1% 2024 up 16.2% falling
104 Syria 10.0% 2024 down 39.4% falling
105 Central African Republic 9.9% 2017 down 22.0% volatile
106 Cyprus 9.8% 2024 up 55.7% rising
107 Uzbekistan 9.8% 2024 down 89.6% rising
108 South Africa 9.5% 2023 up 28.3% rising
109 Malaysia 9.0% 2024 down 44.2% rising
110 San Marino 9.0% 2024 up 10.9% rising
111 Cote d'Ivoire 8.7% 2024 down 52.1% falling
112 Canada 8.2% 2023 up 17.8% rising
113 Kiribati 8.0% 2023 volatile
114 British Virgin Islands 7.9% 2024 up 63.3% rising
115 Bangladesh 7.3% 2024 up 44.0% rising
116 Sri Lanka 7.0% 2023 down 32.1% falling
117 Georgia 6.5% 2024 down 31.1% falling
118 Tunisia 6.2% 2016 up 30.8% rising
119 Albania 6.2% 2024 down 27.9% falling
120 Ghana 6.1% 2024 up 86.8% volatile
121 Lesotho 5.9% 2017 up 229.7% volatile
122 United Arab Emirates 5.6% 2024 up 181.7% volatile
123 Kuwait 5.1% 2012 up 70.3% volatile
124 Senegal 5.0% 2023 down 61.7% falling
125 Madagascar 5.0% 2019 down 35.6% falling
126 Guyana 4.3% 2012 down 25.3% falling
127 Pakistan 4.2% 2024 down 48.3% falling
128 Cape Verde 4.2% 2022 down 25.6% falling
129 Macao 4.1% 2024 down 41.0% falling
130 Mauritius 4.1% 2024 down 14.3% rising
131 India 3.7% 2024 up 304.5% volatile
132 Cambodia 3.5% 2023 down 58.8% falling
133 Chad 3.3% 2024 down 52.8% falling
134 Eritrea 3.2% 2018 up 56.9% rising
135 Maldives 3.0% 2019 down 90.0% volatile
136 Iraq 2.7% 2007 down 57.0% volatile
137 Nepal 2.6% 2024 down 0.8% rising
138 Palestine 2.5% 2023 up 458.5% volatile
139 Fiji 1.7% 2024 up 23.5% falling
140 Russia 1.7% 2023 down 96.1% falling
141 Bahrain 1.7% 2024 down 55.0% volatile
142 Tonga 1.5% 2023 down 64.0% volatile
143 Laos 1.4% 2020 up 20.5% falling
144 Algeria 1.4% 2024 down 84.6% falling
145 Tajikistan 1.3% 2013 down 90.3% falling
146 Kenya 1.3% 2009 up 18.5% rising
147 Sudan 1.3% 2019 down 33.6% volatile
148 Qatar 1.0% 2024 volatile
149 Mauritania 0.7% 2020 down 80.6% falling
150 Equatorial Guinea 0.6% 2005 volatile
151 Tanzania 0.6% 2021 down 98.9% volatile
152 Barbados 0.5% 2005 falling
153 Hong Kong 0.4% 2024 down 57.1% falling
154 Comoros 0.3% 2022 unchanged volatile
155 Oman 0.3% 2024 volatile
156 Yemen 0.2% 2016 down 26.6% volatile
157 Myanmar 0.2% 2018 volatile
158 Afghanistan 0.1% 2023 down 83.1% volatile
159 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
159 Jamaica 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile
159 Saint Lucia 0.0% 2023 volatile
159 Marshall Islands 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
159 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2024 volatile
159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 2009 down 100.0% volatile
159 Anguilla 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,066 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release