Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members
OECD members: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 19.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 19.5% for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members peaked at 21.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2003.
OECD members ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.9% | — |
| 1971 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 18.4% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 18.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.6% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.4% | 19.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in OECD members was 19.5% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2003.
- How does OECD members rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.