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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 58.6%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 57.3%
- Cecc-sica 52.4%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 48.2%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 46.4%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 43.9%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 42.3%
- AIMS: Pacific 42.3%
- SDG: Oceania 42.3%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 42.1%
- WB: European Union 42.1%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 41.3%
- WB: Euro Area 41.3%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 41.1%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 41.0%
- SDG: Europe 39.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 36.0%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 36.0%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 34.3%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 33.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 33.0%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 32.2%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 32.1%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 32.0%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 32.0%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 31.7%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 31.7%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 31.0%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 31.0%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 30.9%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 30.9%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 30.9%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 30.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 30.9%
- AIMS: East Asia 30.7%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 30.6%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 29.7%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 29.7%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 29.4%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 28.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release