Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 17.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 17.6% for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 19.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1978.
That places East Asia & Pacific 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.2% | — |
| 1972 | 6.6% | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 7.0% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 6.0% | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 6.0% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.4% | 19.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 6 Croatia 41.5% compare
- 7 Switzerland 41.4% compare
- 8 Australia 41.0% compare
- 9 Italy 40.9% compare
- 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.7% compare
- 11 Czechia 39.4% compare
- 12 Liechtenstein 39.0% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in East Asia & Pacific was 17.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1978.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.