Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Arab World
Arab World: Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who was 20.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Arab World, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Arab World stood at 20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Arab World peaked at 34.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2018.
Arab World ranks 42nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.8% | — |
| 1998 | 32.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 31.8% | 33.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 27.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 20.6% | 23.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 39 Mauritius 36.8% compare
- 40 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.3% compare
- 41 United Arab Emirates 36.3% compare
- 42 Cameroon 35.5% compare
- 43 Suriname 35.2% compare
- 44 Mozambique 35.1% compare
- 45 Central African Republic 34.5% compare
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Arab World?
- Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Arab World was 20.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2018.
- How does Arab World rank for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who?
- Arab World ranks 42nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.