Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members

OECD members: Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 5.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
5.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
5.1%
in 2018
All-time low
2.1%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members, 1997–2018

02461997200720181997: 2.1 %1998: 2.2 %1999: 2.3 %2000: 2.5 %2001: 2.6 %2002: 2.6 %2003: 2.7 %2004: 3.6 %2005: 3.6 %2006: 3.6 %2007: 3.8 %2008: 4 %2009: 3.9 %2010: 4.1 %2011: 4.2 %2012: 4.3 %2013: 4.7 %2014: 4.7 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 4.9 %2017: 5.1 %2018: 5.1 %

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

Analysis

In 2018, share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members stood at 5.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members peaked at 5.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1997.

That places OECD members 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in OECD members, 1997 to 2018.
Year % Change
1997 2.1%
1998 2.2% +1.1%
1999 2.3% +4.0%
2000 2.5% +9.1%
2001 2.6% +5.4%
2002 2.6% +1.3%
2003 2.7% +3.5%
2004 3.6% +33.1%
2005 3.6% -0.4%
2006 3.6% -0.8%
2007 3.8% +5.5%
2008 4.0% +5.0%
2009 3.9% -2.5%
2010 4.1% +5.5%
2011 4.2% +1.9%
2012 4.3% +3.1%
2013 4.7% +9.1%
2014 4.7% +0.5%
2015 4.6% -1.2%
2016 4.9% +5.0%
2017 5.1% +4.8%
2018 5.1% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.2% 2.1% 2.3% 3
2000s 3.3% 2.5% 4.0% 10
2010s 4.6% 4.1% 5.1% 9

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 1 Suriname 46.8% compare
  2. 2 Panama 31.1% compare
  3. 3 Cameroon 24.8% compare
  4. 4 Uruguay 23.1% compare
  5. 5 Belgium 20.7% compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members?
Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in in OECD members was 5.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1997.
How does OECD members rank for share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
OECD members ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male students in lower 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
122 places, 1,964 data points, 1997–2018
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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.