Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Africa
South Africa: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 7.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Africa, 1989–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Africa stood at 7.5%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Africa peaked at 7.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 103rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.1% | — |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +163.8% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +29.8% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 7.8% | 7 |
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More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Africa?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Africa was 7.5% in 2017, 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- South Africa ranks 103rd out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.