Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in World

World: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 42.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
42.3%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
23rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
45.5%
in 2008
All-time low
42.3%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in World, 1998–2018

010203040501998200820181998: 44.7 %1999: 44.9 %2000: 44.8 %2001: 44.8 %2002: 44.3 %2003: 44.2 %2004: 44.5 %2005: 45.1 %2006: 45.4 %2007: 45.4 %2008: 45.5 %2009: 45.4 %2010: 43.6 %2011: 43.4 %2012: 43.3 %2013: 43.4 %2014: 43.4 %2015: 43.4 %2016: 43.2 %2017: 42.7 %2018: 42.3 %

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

Analysis

World recorded 42.3% for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in World peaked at 45.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2018.

That places World 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in World, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 44.7%
1999 44.9% +0.5%
2000 44.8% -0.2%
2001 44.8% -0.1%
2002 44.3% -1.1%
2003 44.2% -0.1%
2004 44.5% +0.6%
2005 45.1% +1.3%
2006 45.4% +0.6%
2007 45.4% +0.2%
2008 45.5% +0.1%
2009 45.4% -0.1%
2010 43.6% -4.0%
2011 43.4% -0.3%
2012 43.3% -0.2%
2013 43.4% +0.2%
2014 43.4% -0.1%
2015 43.4% +0.1%
2016 43.2% -0.5%
2017 42.7% -1.2%
2018 42.3% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.8% 44.7% 44.9% 2
2000s 44.9% 44.2% 45.5% 10
2010s 43.2% 42.3% 43.6% 9

Countries ranked near World

  1. 20 Sweden 51.5% compare
  2. 21 Nepal 51.2% compare
  3. 22 Belgium 51.1% compare
  4. 23 Guatemala 51.0% compare
  5. 24 Paraguay 50.7% compare
  6. 25 Finland 50.5% compare
  7. 26 El Salvador 49.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in World?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in World was 42.3% 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 upper secondary vocational education who recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2018.
How does World rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
World ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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 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.