Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%) by country
Number of female vocational education students at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year.
Countries reporting
72
Highest
100.0%
Macau, China
Lowest
1.7%
Saudi Arabia
Median
37.7%
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
1,810
What the numbers show
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Macau, China; the lowest is 1.7% in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.7%, and the mean is 38.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 2,886.0%), and the largest decrease in Saudi Arabia (down 77.7%).
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 100.0% | 2007 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 2 | Guyana | 76.1% | 2012 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 3 | Dominica | 69.2% | 2011 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 4 | Congo | 68.0% | 2012 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 5 | Croatia | 60.3% | 2017 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 59.1% | 2017 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 58.4% | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 8 | Lesotho | 57.1% | 2017 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 56.5% | 2017 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 55.5% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 11 | Vanuatu | 54.2% | 2015 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 12 | Senegal | 52.7% | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.0% | 2018 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 49.0% | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 48.2% | 2012 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 16 | Panama | 48.1% | 2005 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 17 | Belgium | 47.7% | 2017 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 18 | Angola | 47.6% | 2016 | up 49.8% | falling |
| 19 | Paraguay | 47.3% | 2016 | up 2,886.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 47.3% | 2017 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 47.2% | 2018 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 22 | China | 46.6% | 2012 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 45.5% | 2010 | up 171.7% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 44.8% | 2017 | up 588.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 44.3% | 2017 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 43.6% | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 43.6% | 2017 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 28 | Czechia | 42.9% | 2017 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 29 | Chile | 42.8% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 42.3% | 2015 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 31 | Hungary | 42.2% | 2017 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 32 | Madagascar | 41.9% | 2018 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 39.9% | 2017 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 34 | Uruguay | 39.8% | 2017 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 35 | British Virgin Islands | 38.9% | 2014 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Malta | 38.5% | 2017 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Denmark | 37.0% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.9% | 2018 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 36.8% | 2018 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 36.3% | 2017 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 36.3% | 2017 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 42 | Cameroon | 35.5% | 2016 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 43 | Suriname | 35.2% | 2018 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 44 | Mozambique | 35.1% | 2017 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 34.5% | 2017 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 46 | Niger | 34.4% | 2017 | up 317.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.6% | 2005 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 48 | Lebanon | 33.2% | 2018 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 32.1% | 2017 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 50 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 31.9% | 2015 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 51 | Djibouti | 31.0% | 2009 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Malaysia | 30.0% | 2018 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 53 | Eswatini | 29.9% | 2016 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 28.5% | 2018 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 55 | Aruba | 27.8% | 2012 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 56 | Latvia | 27.7% | 2017 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 57 | Morocco | 26.6% | 2018 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 58 | Lithuania | 25.2% | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 59 | France | 24.9% | 2012 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 60 | Benin | 24.3% | 2016 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 61 | Algeria | 24.2% | 2011 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 22.2% | 2018 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 20.0% | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 64 | Burundi | 19.6% | 2015 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 19.6% | 2017 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 17.5% | 2018 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 67 | Cuba | 16.5% | 2018 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 68 | Barbados | 12.8% | 2005 | — | falling |
| 69 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 12.6% | 2018 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 70 | Togo | 8.6% | 2017 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Chad | 5.9% | 2016 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2014 | down 77.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 59.9%
- World 44.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 58.8%
- European Union 42.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 57.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 57.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 57.4%
- Upper middle income 54.0%
- Pacific island small states 53.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 51.9%
- OECD members 51.5%
- IBRD only 50.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 50.0%
- Middle income 48.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 47.4%
- Low & middle income 47.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 42.5%
- Caribbean Small States 41.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 40.1%
- Small states 39.8%
- IDA only 38.9%
- Euro area 38.0%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 37.8%
- High income 37.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 37.5%
- Other small states 37.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 37.3%
- IDA total 35.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 34.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 34.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 34.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 34.4%
- East Asia & Pacific 33.8%
- IDA blend 33.2%
- Lower middle income 33.0%
- Least developed countries 32.8%
- Low income 29.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 24.2%
About this data
Number of female vocational education students at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year.