Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) by country
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge,...
Countries reporting
155
Highest
100.0%
Bolivia
Lowest
0.0%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
22.2%
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
3,533
What the numbers show
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bolivia; the lowest is 0.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.2%, and the mean is 27.3%.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 340.1%), 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% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 95.1% | 2019 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 3 | Guatemala | 83.6% | 2019 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.2% | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 5 | Serbia | 73.8% | 2019 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 6 | Honduras | 71.8% | 2019 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 71.6% | 2018 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 71.3% | 2018 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 9 | Slovenia | 70.9% | 2018 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 10 | Croatia | 69.2% | 2018 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 68.4% | 2018 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 12 | Montenegro | 68.2% | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Slovakia | 67.8% | 2018 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 67.5% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 66.8% | 2018 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 63.7% | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 61.6% | 2018 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 59.9% | 2018 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 19 | Suriname | 59.6% | 2018 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 56.8% | 2018 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 56.2% | 2018 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 53.6% | 2018 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 23 | Angola | 53.2% | 2016 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 52.9% | 2018 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 52.1% | 2018 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 26 | Russia | 50.7% | 2018 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 49.4% | 2018 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 47.3% | 2019 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 29 | Cuba | 47.2% | 2019 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 46.5% | 2018 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 31 | Turkey | 46.0% | 2018 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 32 | Moldova | 45.7% | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 33 | Panama | 44.8% | 2017 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 44.3% | 2015 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Indonesia | 43.9% | 2018 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 43.9% | 2018 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 43.0% | 2018 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 38 | Belarus | 41.7% | 2018 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 41.6% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 40.8% | 2018 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 40.1% | 2018 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 39.7% | 2018 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 43 | China | 39.5% | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 44 | France | 39.3% | 2018 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 45 | Latvia | 38.9% | 2018 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 38.0% | 2018 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 47 | Denmark | 37.7% | 2018 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 48 | Mali | 37.1% | 2018 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 49 | Rwanda | 36.8% | 2019 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 50 | Spain | 35.8% | 2018 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 51 | Ireland | 35.7% | 2018 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 52 | Sweden | 35.4% | 2018 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 34.6% | 2018 | up 269.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.5% | 2019 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 55 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33.1% | 2015 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 32.7% | 2019 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 57 | Niger | 32.1% | 2017 | up 121.0% | rising |
| 58 | Andorra | 30.8% | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 59 | Iran | 29.7% | 2017 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 29.6% | 2018 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 61 | New Zealand | 29.6% | 2018 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 28.6% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 63 | Malta | 28.5% | 2018 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 64 | Greece | 28.5% | 2018 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 65 | Seychelles | 28.5% | 2019 | up 282.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Iceland | 28.2% | 2018 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 67 | Uruguay | 27.5% | 2018 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 68 | Lithuania | 26.8% | 2018 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 69 | Colombia | 26.7% | 2018 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 70 | Lebanon | 26.2% | 2019 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 71 | Armenia | 25.9% | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mozambique | 24.1% | 2017 | up 257.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 23.9% | 2016 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 74 | Djibouti | 22.9% | 2020 | up 61.7% | falling |
| 75 | Thailand | 22.7% | 2019 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 22.6% | 2019 | up 340.1% | rising |
| 77 | Japan | 22.2% | 2018 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 78 | Mongolia | 22.2% | 2015 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 79 | Monaco | 22.2% | 2020 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 80 | Burundi | 21.9% | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 81 | East Timor | 21.9% | 2019 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Syria | 21.5% | 2013 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 83 | Paraguay | 21.5% | 2016 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 84 | Malaysia | 21.3% | 2019 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 18.9% | 2017 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 86 | Belize | 18.9% | 2019 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 87 | Albania | 18.2% | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 88 | Tuvalu | 17.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 89 | South Korea | 17.5% | 2018 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 90 | Aruba | 17.4% | 2012 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 91 | Botswana | 17.0% | 2007 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 92 | Cyprus | 16.7% | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 16.1% | 2018 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 94 | Morocco | 16.0% | 2019 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 95 | Brunei | 16.0% | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 96 | San Marino | 15.5% | 2019 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.4% | 2017 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Venezuela | 15.0% | 2017 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 99 | Bahrain | 13.9% | 2019 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 100 | Tonga | 13.6% | 2015 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 101 | South Africa | 12.2% | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 102 | Mauritius | 11.2% | 2019 | up 82.2% | falling |
| 103 | Georgia | 11.2% | 2019 | up 291.9% | falling |
| 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.9% | 2019 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 105 | Jordan | 10.7% | 2019 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 106 | Guinea | 10.6% | 2014 | up 102.0% | rising |
| 107 | Brazil | 10.5% | 2018 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 108 | Algeria | 9.7% | 2011 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 109 | Guyana | 9.7% | 2012 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 110 | Iraq | 9.7% | 2007 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 111 | Tunisia | 9.6% | 2016 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 112 | Benin | 9.5% | 2016 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Canada | 8.7% | 2018 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 8.6% | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 8.5% | 2019 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 7.9% | 2018 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 117 | Madagascar | 7.7% | 2019 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 118 | Bhutan | 7.5% | 2018 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Cambodia | 7.4% | 2008 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 120 | Pakistan | 7.2% | 2019 | down 25.1% | flat |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 6.9% | 2017 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Ghana | 6.5% | 2019 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 123 | Macao | 6.5% | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 6.4% | 2013 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 5.7% | 2018 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 126 | Senegal | 5.4% | 2019 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 127 | Lesotho | 4.7% | 2017 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 4.6% | 2010 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 129 | Kuwait | 4.3% | 2012 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Chad | 4.1% | 2019 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 131 | Maldives | 4.0% | 2019 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Fiji | 3.8% | 2012 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 3.4% | 2015 | down 94.9% | falling |
| 134 | Eritrea | 3.3% | 2018 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 135 | Hong Kong | 3.1% | 2019 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 136 | Palestine | 3.0% | 2019 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 137 | Nepal | 2.6% | 2019 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 138 | India | 2.6% | 2019 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritania | 2.4% | 2019 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 140 | Sudan | 2.3% | 2017 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.2% | 2005 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 142 | Laos | 2.1% | 2019 | up 137.9% | falling |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 2.0% | 2018 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 144 | Qatar | 1.8% | 2019 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 145 | Tanzania | 1.6% | 2019 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5% | 2019 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2009 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 148 | Myanmar | 0.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Yemen | 0.6% | 2016 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 150 | Oman | 0.6% | 2019 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Barbados | 0.4% | 2005 | — | falling |
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2009 | 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.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 55.6%
- European Union 48.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 51.2%
- World 21.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 50.5%
- Europe & Central Asia 49.1%
- Euro area 47.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 38.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 36.7%
- Upper middle income 33.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 33.0%
- OECD members 31.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 28.5%
- Post-demographic dividend 28.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 28.0%
- High income 27.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 24.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 23.0%
- IBRD only 22.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 22.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 22.3%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.9%
- IDA & IBRD total 20.8%
- Arab World 20.7%
- Middle income 20.7%
- Low & middle income 20.4%
- Other small states 17.7%
- Low income 16.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 15.5%
- Small states 14.5%
- Least developed countries 13.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 13.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 13.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.2%
- IDA only 12.9%
- IDA total 12.8%
- IDA blend 12.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 11.3%
- Lower middle income 9.1%
About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.