Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), female by country
Countries reporting
197
Highest
63.6%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
0.0%
Zimbabwe
Median
6.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
8,655
What the numbers show
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), female is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 63.6% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 0.0% in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.3%, and the mean is 10.9%.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 1,998.5%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 100.0%).
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 63.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 51.2% | 2023 | up 1,908.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Gambia | 46.4% | 2021 | up 408.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Finland | 42.6% | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 40.8% | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 39.0% | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 7 | Slovenia | 36.3% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 36.2% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 35.9% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.8% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 11 | Suriname | 33.9% | 2021 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 32.4% | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 13 | Czechia | 31.8% | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 14 | Austria | 31.8% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 31.7% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 31.2% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 29.6% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 29.1% | 2021 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Montenegro | 28.8% | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 20 | Switzerland | 28.8% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 28.5% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27.2% | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 27.0% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 24 | New Caledonia | 26.8% | 1997 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 26.3% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 26 | Guatemala | 25.8% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 25.8% | 2024 | up 121.7% | falling |
| 28 | Australia | 25.4% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 25.1% | 2023 | up 959.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 24.8% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 24.2% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 32 | Aruba | 23.9% | 2022 | up 153.4% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 23.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 23.6% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 35 | Libya | 23.4% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 22.2% | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 21.0% | 2024 | up 29.0% | flat |
| 38 | Israel | 20.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 39 | Cuba | 20.1% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 40 | Sweden | 20.1% | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 41 | Uruguay | 19.3% | 2023 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 19.1% | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 18.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.3% | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 45 | Estonia | 17.1% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 46 | Latvia | 17.0% | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 47 | Denmark | 17.0% | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 48 | Cameroon | 16.7% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 16.5% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 50 | China | 16.0% | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 51 | Türkiye | 16.0% | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 16.0% | 2022 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 53 | France | 16.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 15.9% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 55 | Panama | 15.8% | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 56 | Malta | 15.4% | 2023 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 57 | El Salvador | 15.0% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 58 | Burundi | 14.9% | 2025 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 14.6% | 2001 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 14.4% | 2024 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 61 | French Polynesia | 14.3% | 1993 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 62 | Germany | 14.0% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 63 | Iceland | 13.8% | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 64 | Argentina | 13.7% | 1998 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 65 | Greece | 13.5% | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 66 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.0% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 67 | Ecuador | 12.9% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 68 | Lebanon | 12.2% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 69 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.1% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 11.2% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 71 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.0% | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Paraguay | 11.0% | 2024 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 10.1% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 74 | Belarus | 10.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 75 | Congo | 10.0% | 2012 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 9.8% | 2024 | down 49.7% | flat |
| 77 | Rwanda | 9.4% | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Japan | 9.3% | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 79 | Mali | 9.2% | 2023 | down 23.9% | flat |
| 80 | Seychelles | 8.9% | 2024 | up 390.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Monaco | 8.9% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 8.8% | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 83 | Gabon | 8.8% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 84 | Colombia | 8.8% | 2022 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Niger | 8.8% | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Singapore | 8.4% | 2009 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Liberia | 8.4% | 2011 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 8.1% | 2019 | up 114.9% | rising |
| 89 | Brazil | 8.1% | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Armenia | 7.9% | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 91 | Philippines | 7.9% | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 7.6% | 2015 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 7.5% | 2023 | up 337.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2% | 2024 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 95 | Nigeria | 7.2% | 1990 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 96 | Andorra | 7.1% | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 6.7% | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 6.5% | 2016 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Mozambique | 6.3% | 2017 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Togo | 6.1% | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 101 | Republic of Korea | 6.0% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 102 | Mongolia | 6.0% | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.9% | 2017 | up 1,998.5% | volatile |
| 104 | South Africa | 5.8% | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 105 | Lithuania | 5.8% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 5.7% | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Djibouti | 5.5% | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Belize | 5.5% | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.2% | 2005 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 110 | Zambia | 4.9% | 1988 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 111 | Cyprus | 4.8% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 112 | Ukraine | 4.5% | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 113 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.5% | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 114 | Guinea | 4.5% | 2014 | up 741.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Algeria | 4.4% | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Guyana | 4.4% | 2012 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 117 | Canada | 4.3% | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Tuvalu | 4.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Jordan | 4.3% | 2024 | up 63.3% | falling |
| 120 | Kiribati | 4.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Malaysia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | 4.2% | 2007 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 4.0% | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Maldives | 4.0% | 2019 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 3.9% | 2017 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 3.8% | 2023 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 3.6% | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 129 | British Virgin Islands | 3.5% | 2024 | up 421.3% | volatile |
| 130 | San Marino | 3.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 3.4% | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Benin | 3.4% | 2022 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Russian Federation | 3.3% | 2023 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 135 | Naoero | 3.3% | 1985 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Bermuda | 3.2% | 1980 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Uganda | 3.1% | 2007 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 138 | Bhutan | 3.0% | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Georgia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 140 | Kuwait | 2.8% | 2015 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7% | 2018 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 142 | Albania | 2.7% | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Eswatini | 2.7% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Peru | 2.6% | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Uzbekistan | 2.5% | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.5% | 2000 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 2.5% | 2024 | up 226.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Lesotho | 2.4% | 2017 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Ghana | 2.4% | 2024 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 150 | India | 2.2% | 2024 | up 414.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Macau, China | 1.9% | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Cape Verde | 1.9% | 2022 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Pakistan | 1.9% | 2024 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 154 | Madagascar | 1.8% | 2019 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2018 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 156 | Cambodia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Nepal | 1.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 158 | Chad | 1.2% | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Eritrea | 1.1% | 2018 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 160 | Iraq | 1.0% | 2007 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8% | 2020 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2023 | up 735.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahrain | 0.8% | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.7% | 1977 | up 620.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Sudan | 0.6% | 2019 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Fiji | 0.6% | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2009 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Tonga | 0.6% | 2023 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Qatar | 0.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | American Samoa | 0.4% | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Malawi | 0.4% | 1996 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2019 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Barbados | 0.3% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 176 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2021 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Mauritania | 0.2% | 2020 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Hong Kong, China | 0.2% | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Comoros | 0.1% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 180 | Yemen | 0.1% | 2016 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Namibia | 0.1% | 1997 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Oman | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 1994 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Samoa | 0.0% | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 1997 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 24.8%
- European Union 21.7%
- Euro area 21.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 16.2%
- OECD members 15.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 14.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.1%
- Upper middle income 13.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 13.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 13.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 13.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 12.3%
- High income 12.1%
- Other small states 12.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 10.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.8%
- Small states 10.7%
- IBRD only 10.0%
- Pacific island small states 9.8%
- World 9.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 8.5%
- Middle income 8.5%
- Low & middle income 8.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8.3%
- Arab World 7.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 7.1%
- Low income 6.6%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 6.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.5%
- Least developed countries 5.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 5.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 5.1%
- IDA only 4.9%
- Caribbean Small States 4.6%
- Africa Western and Central 4.0%
- Lower middle income 3.9%