Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who was 37.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 37.3%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 45.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2004.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.1% | — |
| 1999 | 27.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +95.8% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +95.8% | 23.4% | 45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 23.4% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 29.3% | 42.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 37.3% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2004.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.