Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) by country
Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the...
What the numbers show
Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 46.8% in Suriname; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.8%, and the mean is 5.2%.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 1,319.5%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 46.8% | 2018 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 2 | Panama | 31.1% | 2005 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 3 | Cameroon | 24.8% | 2016 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 23.1% | 2017 | up 145.0% | falling |
| 5 | Belgium | 20.7% | 2017 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 6 | Mexico | 18.0% | 2017 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 17.8% | 2017 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 17.3% | 2018 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 9 | Mauritius | 16.9% | 2018 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 11.6% | 2016 | up 1,319.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Algeria | 11.1% | 2011 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 12 | Aruba | 10.0% | 2012 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 9.8% | 2014 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 14 | Lebanon | 9.5% | 2018 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 9.3% | 2017 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Croatia | 8.1% | 2017 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 17 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.0% | 2005 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.8% | 2018 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 6.4% | 2017 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Germany | 6.0% | 2017 | up 260.0% | rising |
| 21 | Cuba | 5.7% | 2018 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 22 | Morocco | 5.4% | 2018 | up 140.1% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 5.2% | 2018 | up 297.6% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 3.7% | 2012 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 25 | Congo | 3.4% | 2012 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 3.4% | 2017 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 27 | Tunisia | 3.3% | 2018 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.2% | 2018 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 3.2% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 3.1% | 2017 | up 460.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 3.1% | 2017 | up 313.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.8% | 2015 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 2.8% | 2017 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 2.7% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 2.5% | 2018 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 36 | Togo | 2.5% | 2017 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 37 | Mozambique | 2.3% | 2017 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 1.9% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Niger | 1.8% | 2017 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Senegal | 1.6% | 2018 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 41 | Eswatini | 1.5% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Spain | 1.4% | 2017 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Guyana | 1.4% | 2012 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2% | 2017 | up 100.5% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 1.1% | 2015 | up 433.6% | rising |
| 46 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2017 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 1.0% | 2018 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 49 | Angola | 0.9% | 2016 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2017 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 51 | Benin | 0.7% | 2016 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2018 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Malta | 0.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2017 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Djibouti | 0.6% | 2009 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Barbados | 0.5% | 2005 | — | falling |
| 57 | Israel | 0.5% | 2017 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 58 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2018 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 59 | France | 0.4% | 2012 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.4% | 2017 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 61 | Malaysia | 0.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Chad | 0.2% | 2016 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2% | 2018 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.2% | 2017 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2010 | down 94.2% | falling |
| 68 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 69 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | China | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 69 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Macau, China | 0.0% | 2007 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 69 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2016 | 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.
- Caribbean Small States 6.9%
- European Union 4.8%
- OECD members 5.1%
- World 1.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 4.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4.7%
- Arab World 4.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 4.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4.0%
- High income 3.6%
- Euro area 3.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 3.3%
- IDA blend 2.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.4%
- Small states 2.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 2.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.2%
- Upper middle income 1.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 1.5%
- Other small states 1.4%
- IDA total 1.4%
- Middle income 1.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 1.2%
- Low & middle income 1.2%
- IBRD only 1.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 1.0%
- Lower middle income 0.8%
- IDA only 0.7%
- Low income 0.7%
- Least developed countries 0.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 0.4%
- Late-demographic dividend 0.3%
- Pacific island small states 0.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 0.0%
About this data
Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower 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.