Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) was 8.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2023
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 8.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 13.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1971.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.0% | — |
| 1971 | 8.0% | -26.6% |
| 1972 | 11.2% | +38.9% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 12.4% | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +32.7% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +38.9% | 8.0% | 11.2% |
| 2000 | +32.7% | 10.0% | 13.3% |
| 1971 | -26.6% | 11.0% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 8.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 23 Costa Rica 27.0% compare
- 24 New Caledonia 26.8% compare
- 25 Slovakia 26.3% compare
- 26 Guatemala 25.8% compare
- 27 Hungary 25.8% compare
- 28 Australia 25.4% compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 25.1% compare
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 8.3% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1971.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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