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Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) by country

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the...

Countries reporting
151
Highest
100.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
0.0%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
19.3%
Years covered
23
1997–2019
Data points
3,299

What the numbers show

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) is currently reported for 151 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 0.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.3%, and the mean is 24.5%.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 675.4%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in voca: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% 2018 unchanged rising
2 Uzbekistan 93.7% 2017 up 47.5% rising
3 Guatemala 84.4% 2018 down 5.4% falling
4 Honduras 72.2% 2017 — rising
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% 2018 up 2.7% flat
6 Serbia 69.1% 2018 down 3.2% flat
7 Finland 69.1% 2017 up 39.9% rising
8 Netherlands 67.2% 2017 up 2.3% flat
9 Czechia 66.7% 2017 down 4.2% falling
10 Slovenia 64.3% 2017 up 24.3% falling
11 Austria 63.6% 2017 down 12.3% flat
12 Slovak Republic 62.9% 2017 down 6.9% falling
13 Montenegro 62.4% 2018 down 2.5% flat
14 Croatia 62.2% 2017 down 5.1% falling
15 Luxembourg 59.0% 2017 up 2.8% falling
16 Liechtenstein 59.0% 2017 down 16.7% falling
17 Suriname 58.6% 2015 down 7.7% flat
18 Switzerland 56.9% 2017 down 0.4% flat
19 Belgium 55.9% 2017 down 18.5% falling
20 North Macedonia 54.9% 2017 up 1.0% falling
21 Angola 49.6% 2016 down 37.2% falling
22 Romania 48.9% 2017 down 15.1% falling
23 United Kingdom 47.6% 2017 up 52.7% rising
24 Ethiopia 47.3% 2015 down 31.0% volatile
25 Türkiye 44.8% 2017 up 31.5% rising
26 Russia 44.3% 2017 up 22.8% rising
27 Italy 43.1% 2017 down 11.0% rising
28 Niger 42.9% 2017 up 116.3% rising
29 Bulgaria 42.7% 2017 up 1.7% flat
30 El Salvador 42.4% 2018 down 26.1% falling
31 Egypt 42.0% 2018 down 19.0% falling
32 Poland 41.7% 2017 up 20.8% falling
33 Norway 41.0% 2017 down 18.2% falling
34 Israel 40.7% 2017 up 35.7% rising
35 Panama 40.3% 2017 up 4.9% falling
36 Cuba 38.1% 2018 down 9.9% falling
37 Indonesia 37.9% 2018 up 19.3% rising
38 Mali 37.4% 2018 down 16.1% falling
39 Republic of Moldova 37.3% 2018 up 28.8% rising
40 Germany 36.6% 2017 down 28.4% falling
41 Kazakhstan 36.3% 2019 down 2.0% rising
42 China (People’s Republic of) 36.0% 2018 down 18.4% falling
43 Portugal 35.4% 2017 up 26.9% rising
44 France 34.6% 2017 down 7.6% falling
45 Sweden 34.4% 2017 down 35.6% falling
46 Rwanda 34.0% 2018 down 29.1% falling
47 Mexico 33.7% 2017 up 276.3% volatile
48 Denmark 33.3% 2017 down 30.4% falling
49 Estonia 33.0% 2017 up 59.2% rising
50 Belarus 33.0% 2018 up 5.5% flat
51 Spain 32.9% 2017 down 20.6% rising
52 Costa Rica 32.7% 2018 up 81.1% rising
53 Latvia 32.6% 2017 up 19.2% rising
54 New Zealand 31.6% 2017 down 17.2% rising
55 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.9% 2015 down 8.3% falling
56 Kyrgyzstan 28.2% 2018 up 156.6% rising
57 Colombia 27.1% 2018 up 9.6% falling
58 Ecuador 26.0% 2018 down 51.8% falling
59 Andorra 25.9% 2018 up 12.7% rising
60 Chile 25.6% 2017 down 27.3% falling
61 Togo 25.2% 2017 down 31.8% falling
62 Ukraine 24.7% 2018 up 34.5% rising
63 Armenia 24.6% 2018 up 163.1% volatile
64 Malta 23.1% 2017 down 35.8% volatile
65 Burundi 22.9% 2018 up 6.8% rising
66 Iceland 22.3% 2017 down 21.2% rising
67 Dominican Republic 21.9% 2018 up 169.8% rising
68 Lebanon 21.6% 2018 down 1.7% flat
69 Paraguay 21.3% 2016 down 3.1% rising
70 Uruguay 21.0% 2017 down 9.5% rising
71 Greece 21.0% 2017 down 11.3% falling
72 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.9% 2017 up 46.9% rising
73 Cameroon 20.7% 2016 up 36.5% rising
74 Lithuania 20.6% 2017 down 5.0% falling
75 Japan 19.5% 2017 — flat
76 Malaysia 19.3% 2018 up 48.6% rising
77 Hungary 18.1% 2017 down 12.1% rising
78 San Marino 17.3% 2018 down 28.3% rising
79 Timor-Leste 17.3% 2018 — rising
80 Mozambique 17.2% 2017 up 384.4% volatile
81 Djibouti 17.1% 2019 up 21.3% falling
82 Mongolia 17.0% 2015 down 5.2% rising
83 Brunei Darussalam 16.7% 2018 up 45.8% rising
84 Syrian Arab Republic 16.6% 2013 down 43.1% falling
85 Thailand 16.4% 2018 down 50.5% falling
86 Sao Tome and Principe 15.7% 2017 up 675.4% volatile
87 Monaco 15.2% 2019 down 51.9% falling
88 Korea 15.2% 2017 down 42.2% falling
89 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13.9% 2017 down 9.5% rising
90 Aruba 13.6% 2012 down 35.1% falling
91 Côte d'Ivoire 13.3% 2018 down 28.8% rising
92 Guinea 13.2% 2014 up 390.1% volatile
93 Belize 13.0% 2018 down 24.0% falling
94 Botswana 12.6% 2007 down 32.7% falling
95 Morocco 12.3% 2018 up 25.1% falling
96 South Africa 10.7% 2017 up 49.9% rising
97 Brazil 10.3% 2017 down 11.6% rising
98 Central African Republic 9.9% 2017 down 22.0% volatile
99 Benin 9.8% 2016 down 82.5% volatile
100 Burkina Faso 9.7% 2018 down 70.9% falling
101 Algeria 9.2% 2011 down 11.9% falling
102 Jordan 8.6% 2018 down 21.6% falling
103 Canada 8.5% 2017 up 28.1% rising
104 Cambodia 8.4% 2008 down 27.9% falling
105 Cyprus 8.0% 2017 up 99.0% rising
106 Ireland 7.0% 2017 down 79.3% falling
107 Georgia 7.0% 2018 up 559.4% falling
108 Sri Lanka 6.7% 2018 down 25.3% falling
109 Chad 6.7% 2016 down 22.4% falling
110 Tunisia 6.2% 2016 up 30.8% rising
111 Lesotho 5.9% 2017 up 229.7% volatile
112 Pakistan 5.7% 2018 down 21.7% falling
113 Albania 5.7% 2018 down 54.0% falling
114 Bangladesh 5.7% 2018 up 15.2% rising
115 Bhutan 5.2% 2018 down 48.7% volatile
116 Kuwait 5.1% 2012 up 70.3% volatile
117 Nicaragua 5.0% 2010 down 69.8% falling
118 Madagascar 4.9% 2018 down 53.2% falling
119 Macau, China 4.8% 2018 down 8.6% rising
120 Guyana 4.3% 2012 down 25.3% falling
121 Cape Verde 4.0% 2018 down 26.7% falling
122 Tonga 3.7% 2015 down 68.1% falling
123 Ghana 3.6% 2019 down 54.7% volatile
124 Senegal 3.5% 2018 down 43.6% rising
125 Mauritius 3.5% 2018 down 51.3% rising
126 Eritrea 3.2% 2018 up 56.9% rising
127 Vanuatu 3.1% 2015 down 94.2% falling
128 Iraq 2.7% 2007 down 57.0% volatile
129 Nepal 2.6% 2019 up 99.8% rising
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.5% 2018 up 105.4% falling
131 Bahrain 2.4% 2018 down 90.0% volatile
132 Fiji 1.4% 2012 down 69.7% falling
133 Hong Kong, China 1.4% 2018 up 165.0% flat
134 Tajikistan 1.3% 2013 down 90.3% falling
135 India 1.3% 2017 up 17.9% rising
136 Kenya 1.3% 2009 up 18.5% rising
137 Mauritania 1.2% 2018 down 73.4% falling
138 Sudan 1.1% 2017 down 47.5% volatile
139 Seychelles 1.0% 2018 down 56.5% falling
140 Palestine, State of 1.0% 2018 down 67.3% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.8% 2018 down 10.9% volatile
142 Equatorial Guinea 0.6% 2005 — volatile
143 Barbados 0.5% 2005 — falling
144 Qatar 0.4% 2018 — volatile
145 Yemen 0.2% 2016 down 26.6% volatile
146 Myanmar 0.2% 2018 — volatile
147 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
147 Comoros 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
147 Jamaica 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% volatile
147 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2018 — volatile
147 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 2009 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
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
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.