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

OECD members: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 34.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
34.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
41.5%
in 1997
All-time low
31.8%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1997–2018

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

0102030401997200720181997: 41.5 %1998: 36.8 %1999: 37.4 %2000: 34.5 %2001: 33.9 %2002: 33.4 %2003: 32.4 %2004: 35 %2005: 34.5 %2006: 32.9 %2007: 32.6 %2008: 32.2 %2009: 32.2 %2010: 32.4 %2011: 32 %2012: 31.8 %2013: 35.3 %2014: 35 %2015: 34.9 %2016: 34.5 %2017: 34.2 %2018: 34.6 %

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

Analysis

In 2018, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in OECD members stood at 34.6%.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in OECD members peaked at 41.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2012.

OECD members ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in OECD members, 1997 to 2018.
Year % Change
1997 41.5%
1998 36.8% -11.5%
1999 37.4% +1.7%
2000 34.5% -7.9%
2001 33.9% -1.5%
2002 33.4% -1.4%
2003 32.4% -3.0%
2004 35.0% +7.8%
2005 34.5% -1.3%
2006 32.9% -4.8%
2007 32.6% -0.7%
2008 32.2% -1.3%
2009 32.2% +0.1%
2010 32.4% +0.7%
2011 32.0% -1.5%
2012 31.8% -0.6%
2013 35.3% +11.0%
2014 35.0% -0.7%
2015 34.9% -0.4%
2016 34.5% -1.0%
2017 34.2% -1.0%
2018 34.6% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.6% 36.8% 41.5% 3
2000s 33.4% 32.2% 35.0% 10
2010s 33.9% 31.8% 35.3% 9

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 8 Croatia 76.9% compare
  2. 9 Slovakia 74.8% compare
  3. 10 Finland 74.5% compare
  4. 11 Honduras 74.5% compare
  5. 12 Austria 73.0% compare
  6. 13 Montenegro 72.1% compare
  7. 14 Switzerland 70.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in OECD members?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in OECD members was 34.6% 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 upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1997.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2012.
How does OECD members rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
OECD members ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male 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, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male 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.