Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 6.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Least developed countries, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Least developed countries is 6.2%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Least developed countries peaked at 7.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1971.
That places Least developed countries 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.4% | — |
| 1971 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 4.9% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Least developed countries?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Least developed countries was 6.2% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1971.
- How does Least developed countries rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Least developed countries ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.