Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in South Asia
South Asia: Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in South Asia, 1970–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 2.4% for vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 244.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in South Asia peaked at 2.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
South Asia ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.4% | — |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +53.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +53.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in South Asia?
- Vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in South Asia was 2.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does South Asia rank for vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment)?
- South Asia ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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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