Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
165
Highest
100.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
0.0%
Anguilla
Median
26.0%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
9,082
What the numbers show
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%) is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 0.0% in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.0%, and the mean is 29.5%.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 2,228.6%), 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, Plurinational State of | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 85.5% | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 84.7% | 2023 | up 2,228.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Guatemala | 81.6% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 5 | Croatia | 78.5% | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 6 | Czechia | 78.3% | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 7 | Slovenia | 77.3% | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 76.3% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 9 | Montenegro | 73.9% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 10 | Slovakia | 73.9% | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 73.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 71.4% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 71.3% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 69.9% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 69.9% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Switzerland | 67.8% | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 67.7% | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 63.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 19 | Aruba | 63.5% | 2022 | up 200.3% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 63.4% | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 63.2% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 62.0% | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 60.9% | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 60.1% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 59.3% | 2024 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 58.0% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 27 | Angola | 58.0% | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 57.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 29 | Suriname | 56.5% | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 54.8% | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 31 | Cuba | 53.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 51.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 50.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 34 | Panama | 49.7% | 2017 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 47.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 36 | Belarus | 47.2% | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 37 | France | 46.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 38 | Denmark | 46.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 45.9% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.8% | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 43.6% | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 42 | Rwanda | 43.4% | 2024 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 43 | Indonesia | 42.7% | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 42.5% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.2% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 46 | China | 41.5% | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 47 | El Salvador | 41.4% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 41.4% | 2015 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Spain | 41.2% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 50 | Burundi | 41.2% | 2025 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 51 | Iceland | 40.4% | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 39.8% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Türkiye | 39.2% | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 54 | Sweden | 39.1% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 55 | Israel | 38.4% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 56 | Seychelles | 37.4% | 2024 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 57 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 36.9% | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 36.8% | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 36.5% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 60 | Andorra | 36.0% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 35.8% | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 34.6% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 63 | Lithuania | 34.2% | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 64 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 34.1% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 34.0% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 66 | Lebanon | 33.1% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 67 | Armenia | 32.4% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 32.4% | 2023 | up 512.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Thailand | 31.5% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 70 | New Zealand | 31.3% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 71 | Malta | 31.0% | 2023 | up 110.4% | falling |
| 72 | Ukraine | 30.6% | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 73 | Mozambique | 29.8% | 2017 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 29.1% | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 75 | Albania | 28.4% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 27.5% | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Monaco | 27.4% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 78 | Mali | 27.3% | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 26.8% | 2022 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 26.5% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 26.0% | 2019 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 82 | Mongolia | 26.0% | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 83 | Cyprus | 26.0% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 84 | Djibouti | 25.5% | 2023 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 85 | Cameroon | 25.2% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 25.1% | 2024 | down 72.8% | rising |
| 87 | Japan | 23.7% | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 88 | Syria | 23.7% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 89 | Paraguay | 23.1% | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 21.8% | 2023 | up 438.1% | rising |
| 91 | Botswana | 21.6% | 2007 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 92 | Bhutan | 21.4% | 2024 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 20.4% | 2024 | up 63.4% | falling |
| 94 | Belize | 19.8% | 2024 | up 34.3% | flat |
| 95 | Bahrain | 19.1% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 96 | Tonga | 18.7% | 2023 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.3% | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 98 | Niger | 18.3% | 2024 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 17.9% | 2024 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 100 | Chile | 16.6% | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 101 | Ireland | 16.6% | 2022 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 102 | Malaysia | 16.5% | 2024 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 103 | Ghana | 16.4% | 2024 | up 141.6% | rising |
| 104 | Benin | 16.3% | 2022 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Republic of Korea | 16.2% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 106 | Brazil | 15.6% | 2024 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 107 | Guyana | 15.5% | 2012 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 15.5% | 2024 | up 437.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.0% | 2017 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Iraq | 14.9% | 2007 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 111 | Tunisia | 13.7% | 2016 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 112 | Georgia | 12.9% | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 113 | Togo | 12.8% | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 114 | Jordan | 12.5% | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 115 | San Marino | 11.7% | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 116 | Morocco | 11.7% | 2024 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 117 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.0% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 118 | Madagascar | 10.3% | 2019 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 10.1% | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 10.0% | 2013 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 121 | Guinea | 9.0% | 2014 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 122 | Senegal | 9.0% | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 9.0% | 2022 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.8% | 2024 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 125 | Canada | 8.7% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 126 | Mauritius | 8.6% | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 127 | South Africa | 8.2% | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 128 | Macao | 6.9% | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 129 | Pakistan | 6.7% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 130 | Cambodia | 6.6% | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 131 | British Virgin Islands | 6.6% | 2024 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 132 | India | 6.2% | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Palestine, State of | 6.1% | 2023 | up 71.3% | falling |
| 134 | Fiji | 5.8% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 135 | Sudan | 5.3% | 2019 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 136 | Central African Republic | 5.1% | 2017 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Maldives | 5.1% | 2019 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Kiribati | 5.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 3.6% | 2012 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 140 | Eritrea | 3.4% | 2018 | up 81.6% | falling |
| 141 | Lesotho | 3.2% | 2017 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 142 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.1% | 2021 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Chad | 3.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 144 | Qatar | 3.1% | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 145 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.9% | 2020 | up 128.5% | falling |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.8% | 2005 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 2.7% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 148 | Russian Federation | 2.7% | 2023 | down 95.5% | falling |
| 149 | Comoros | 2.5% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Hong Kong | 2.5% | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 151 | Algeria | 2.4% | 2024 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 152 | Nepal | 2.4% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 153 | Oman | 1.4% | 2024 | up 885.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Afghanistan | 1.4% | 2023 | down 67.6% | rising |
| 155 | Myanmar | 1.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Yemen | 0.9% | 2016 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 157 | Mauritania | 0.9% | 2020 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 158 | Kenya | 0.8% | 2009 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 159 | Barbados | 0.2% | 2005 | — | falling |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | 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) 70.3%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 68.0%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 64.9%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 55.7%
- WB: European Union 55.7%
- Cecc-sica 54.8%
- WB: Euro Area 54.2%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 53.9%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 52.7%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 52.5%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 52.4%
- SDG: Europe 50.1%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 47.4%
- AIMS: Pacific 47.4%
- SDG: Oceania 47.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 46.6%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 46.6%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 46.0%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 45.5%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 43.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 41.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 40.5%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 40.2%
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 40.2%
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 40.2%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 40.1%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 39.9%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 39.7%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 39.7%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 39.6%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 38.9%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 38.9%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 38.8%
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 38.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 38.8%
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 38.7%
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 38.7%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 38.7%
- AIMS: East Asia 38.5%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 38.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release