Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in China

China: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 42.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
42.8%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
69th
of 150 countries
All-time high
51.2%
in 2006
All-time low
42.8%
in 2018
Years of data
14
2003–2018

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in China, 2003–2018

02040602003201020182003: 48.1 %2006: 51.2 %2007: 50.5 %2008: 50.2 %2009: 50.1 %2010: 45.2 %2011: 45.1 %2012: 45.2 %2013: 45.5 %2014: 45.4 %2015: 45.4 %2016: 44.4 %2017: 43.7 %2018: 42.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

China recorded 42.8% for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in China peaked at 51.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2018.

That places China 69th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in China, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in China, 2003 to 2018.
Year % Change
2003 48.1%
2006 51.2% +6.5%
2007 50.5% -1.3%
2008 50.2% -0.6%
2009 50.1% -0.3%
2010 45.2% -9.6%
2011 45.1% -0.3%
2012 45.2% +0.1%
2013 45.5% +0.8%
2014 45.4% -0.4%
2015 45.4% +0.1%
2016 44.4% -2.3%
2017 43.7% -1.5%
2018 42.8% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.0% 48.1% 51.2% 5
2010s 44.8% 42.8% 45.5% 9

Countries ranked near China

  1. 66 Egypt 42.9% compare
  2. 67 Indonesia 42.9% compare
  3. 68 Portugal 42.8% compare
  4. 70 France 42.7% compare
  5. 71 Kazakhstan 42.7% compare
  6. 72 Romania 42.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in China?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in China was 42.8% 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 upper secondary vocational education who recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2006.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2018.
How does China rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
China ranks 69th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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 upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
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Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.