Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 42.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of students in upper 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
In 2018, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 42.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 49.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2018.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.1% | — |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.1% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.9% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.7% | 44.7% | 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 upper secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 42.7% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2018.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper 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 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.