Sri Lanka vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education
Sri Lanka
2.9%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
3.7%
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
107th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
107th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 3.7% against 2.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1983 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 107th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 107th of 183 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 3.1% | 3.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, Sri Lanka or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 3.7% against 2.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education between Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.8%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 107th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release