Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 34.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
34.1%
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
20th
of 200 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2017
All-time low
3.1%
in 1974
Years of data
46
1971–2017

Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2017

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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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 34.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 34.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1974.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 3.6%
1972 3.5% -3.7%
1973 3.5% +1.3%
1974 3.1% -13.4%
1975 3.3% +7.0%
1976 3.6% +11.3%
1977 3.9% +6.2%
1978 3.9% +0.9%
1979 4.0% +3.0%
1980 3.9% -2.0%
1981 4.0% +2.8%
1982 4.7% +17.0%
1983 5.4% +14.6%
1984 5.4% -0.5%
1985 7.1% +32.1%
1986 7.0% -1.7%
1987 8.1% +15.0%
1988 8.5% +5.1%
1989 9.0% +6.4%
1990 9.6% +6.9%
1991 10.1% +4.4%
1992 11.5% +14.6%
1993 18.1% +56.6%
1994 19.4% +7.4%
1995 18.7% -3.4%
1996 18.7% -0.3%
1997 17.4% -6.9%
1998 14.0% -19.6%
1999 19.5% +39.3%
2000 20.1% +3.1%
2001 19.8% -1.1%
2002 20.9% +5.2%
2003 18.8% -9.9%
2004 23.0% +22.0%
2005 23.4% +2.1%
2006 18.5% -21.2%
2007 19.1% +3.3%
2008 13.6% -28.8%
2009 12.8% -5.7%
2010 13.6% +6.5%
2011 9.3% -32.0%
2012 10.0% +7.8%
2013 31.6% +216.1%
2014 31.6% +0.0%
2015 29.6% -6.3%
2017 34.1% +15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.6% 3.1% 4.0% 9
1980s 6.3% 3.9% 9.0% 10
1990s 15.7% 9.6% 19.5% 10
2000s 19.0% 12.8% 23.4% 10
2010s 22.8% 9.3% 34.1% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 34.1% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1974.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 7,644 data points, 1970–2019
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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.