World's secondary education, vocational pupils was 62.5 million in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.21% from 56.2 million in 2008 (1.07% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 62.5 million | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 65.2 million | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 56.2 million | 2008 |
| Highest | 65.2 million | 2013 |
| Lowest | 22 million | 1970 |
| Average since 2009 | 61.43 million | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 22 million |
What the numbers say
In 2018, World's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 0.5% on 2017 (from 62.2 million to 62.5 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +1.4% and a typical year strayed about 2.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.2% in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.7% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 417,576 a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
What this measures
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 49 values
| Year | Secondary education, vocational pupils |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 62,500,000 |
| 2017 | 62,200,000 |
| 2016 | 61,100,000 |
| 2015 | 61,800,000 |
| 2014 | 63,500,000 |
| 2013 | 65,200,000 |
| 2012 | 60,600,000 |
| 2011 | 60,300,000 |
| 2010 | 59,500,000 |
| 2009 | 57,600,000 |
| 2008 |
Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 21,902 (2018)
- Bahrain — 6,543 (2018)
- Djibouti — 4,677 (2019)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.02 million (2018)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 763,440 (2017)
- Israel — 161,579 (2017)
- Jordan — 23,181 (2018)
- Kuwait — 7,275 (2015)
- Lebanon — 62,551 (2018)
- Malta — 4,981 (2017)
- Morocco
More education data for World
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.12 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils — 780.85 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 102.16% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 101.48% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 34.1 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 69.21% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 651.68 million (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is World's secondary education, vocational pupils?
- 62.5 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 184.09% from 22 million in 1970 (2.2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 65.2 million in 2013 and the lowest 22 million in 1970.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for World?
- In 2018, World's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 0.5% on 2017 (from 62.2 million to 62.5 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +1.4% and a typical year strayed about 2.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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