Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) was 13.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Upper middle income, 1970–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 13.9% for vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Upper middle income peaked at 15.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1978.
That places Upper middle income 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.0% | — |
| 1971 | 9.4% | -37.2% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 8.4% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 7.7% | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 9.1% | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 13.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -37.2% | 15.0% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 9.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Upper middle income?
- Vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Upper middle income was 13.9% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1978.
- How does Upper middle income rank for vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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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