Statsguru: Top 7 countries account for nearly 70% of vocational students

India had "the lowest gender parity index", with women accounting for only 10 per cent of vocational students: Study

Gender disparities may affect India’s ability to meet a rising global need for skilled labour. India’s global share of students gaining technical and vocational education has increased, but remains significantly lower than countries such as China, Indonesia and Mexico, shows cross-country data.
 

This is largely because India has lower female participation in vocational training than the other top seven countries in terms of students enrolled in such programmes (charts 1, 2).

India had “the lowest gender parity index”, with women accounting for only 10 per cent of vocational students, according to a July 2023 joint study