Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Asia
South Asia: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 3.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Asia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Asia stood at 3.2%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Asia peaked at 3.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1971.
That places South Asia 42nd 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.0% | — |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +53.9% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Asia?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in South Asia was 3.2% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1971.
- How does South Asia rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- South Asia ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.