Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 42.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 upper secondary vocational education who in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 42.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 43.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1999.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.8% | — |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 34.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 34.5% | 34.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 34.9% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 38.8% | 43.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 42.4% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.