Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
153
Highest
1.54 GPIA
Lesotho
Lowest
0.1106 GPIA
Bahrain
Median
0.7813 GPIA
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
9,665
What the numbers show
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 1.54 GPIA in Lesotho; the lowest is 0.1106 GPIA in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7813 GPIA, and the mean is 0.7675 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 929.4%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 74.5%).
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 1.54 GPIA | 2012 | up 112.8% | falling |
| 2 | South Africa | 1.36 GPIA | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 1.34 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands | 1.2 GPIA | 2024 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.19 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Honduras | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 7 | Israel | 1.17 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 8 | Seychelles | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Guatemala | 1.12 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 1.11 GPIA | 2015 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Peru | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 12 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.1 GPIA | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 1.09 GPIA | 2022 | — | rising |
| 14 | Morocco | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 17 | India | 1.06 GPIA | 2025 | up 929.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 19 | Nepal | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 20 | Libya | 1.03 GPIA | 1983 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 21 | Chile | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 22 | Burundi | 1.03 GPIA | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 23 | Guyana | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 24 | El Salvador | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 25 | Samoa | 1.01 GPIA | 1980 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 26 | Marshall Islands | 0.9968 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 27 | Barbados | 0.9932 GPIA | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9767 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea | 0.9674 GPIA | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 30 | Belize | 0.9478 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 0.9443 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0.9358 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 33 | Canada | 0.9358 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9349 GPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 35 | Singapore | 0.9282 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.9263 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9195 GPIA | 2015 | up 320.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Montenegro | 0.9091 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 0.9056 GPIA | 2017 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 0.9008 GPIA | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 0.8983 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 42 | Armenia | 0.8977 GPIA | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 0.8964 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 0.8937 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 45 | Niger | 0.8878 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Eritrea | 0.8874 GPIA | 2018 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 0.8829 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 0.8753 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 49 | Serbia | 0.8745 GPIA | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 50 | Türkiye | 0.87 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8659 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 52 | Croatia | 0.8644 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 53 | Angola | 0.8617 GPIA | 2023 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 54 | Palestine, State of | 0.8609 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 55 | Suriname | 0.8571 GPIA | 2015 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 0.8563 GPIA | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 57 | Belarus | 0.8544 GPIA | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 0.847 GPIA | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8426 GPIA | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 0.8401 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.8385 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 62 | Ecuador | 0.8335 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 63 | Republic of Moldova | 0.8319 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.8241 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 65 | Cuba | 0.8239 GPIA | 2024 | up 19.7% | flat |
| 66 | Belgium | 0.8196 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.8174 GPIA | 2002 | — | rising |
| 68 | Sweden | 0.8108 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 69 | Slovenia | 0.8084 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 0.807 GPIA | 2025 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 71 | France | 0.8055 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 72 | Mauritania | 0.8004 GPIA | 2020 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 73 | Spain | 0.7975 GPIA | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 74 | Finland | 0.7845 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 75 | Indonesia | 0.7836 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 76 | Timor-Leste | 0.782 GPIA | 2019 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 77 | Ukraine | 0.7813 GPIA | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 78 | Qatar | 0.7809 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Australia | 0.7764 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 80 | Oman | 0.7757 GPIA | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Tonga | 0.7701 GPIA | 2024 | up 365.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Germany | 0.7661 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 83 | Switzerland | 0.7559 GPIA | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7537 GPIA | 2023 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7503 GPIA | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Greece | 0.7434 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 0.7287 GPIA | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 88 | Poland | 0.7251 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 0.7228 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 90 | Aruba | 0.7189 GPIA | 2011 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7136 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 92 | Thailand | 0.7091 GPIA | 2025 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 0.7081 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 94 | Egypt | 0.7081 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 95 | Mali | 0.7077 GPIA | 2018 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | 0.701 GPIA | 2023 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6948 GPIA | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 98 | Georgia | 0.6933 GPIA | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 0.6901 GPIA | 2023 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 100 | Kuwait | 0.6869 GPIA | 2001 | up 175.1% | falling |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 0.6868 GPIA | 2023 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 102 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.6818 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 103 | Uruguay | 0.6758 GPIA | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 104 | Lithuania | 0.6744 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 105 | San Marino | 0.6726 GPIA | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 106 | Portugal | 0.661 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 107 | Lebanon | 0.659 GPIA | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 0.6581 GPIA | 2022 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 109 | Togo | 0.6478 GPIA | 2023 | — | rising |
| 110 | Philippines | 0.6465 GPIA | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 111 | Andorra | 0.6377 GPIA | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 0.6325 GPIA | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 113 | Norway | 0.6188 GPIA | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 114 | Liechtenstein | 0.6183 GPIA | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 115 | Cameroon | 0.6096 GPIA | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 0.6077 GPIA | 1985 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 117 | Italy | 0.604 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 118 | New Zealand | 0.5853 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 119 | Estonia | 0.5835 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 0.5793 GPIA | 2003 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 0.578 GPIA | 2012 | — | rising |
| 122 | Kiribati | 0.5672 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 123 | Macau, China | 0.5487 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5451 GPIA | 2018 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 125 | Algeria | 0.5427 GPIA | 2024 | — | rising |
| 126 | Ireland | 0.5257 GPIA | 2022 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 127 | Grenada | 0.5253 GPIA | 2010 | down 57.3% | rising |
| 128 | Denmark | 0.525 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 129 | Mauritius | 0.5245 GPIA | 2020 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 130 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.5144 GPIA | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 131 | Mozambique | 0.503 GPIA | 2015 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 132 | Gambia | 0.4962 GPIA | 1986 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4929 GPIA | 2004 | — | falling |
| 134 | Mongolia | 0.4909 GPIA | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 135 | Hong Kong, China | 0.4887 GPIA | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 136 | Viet Nam | 0.4848 GPIA | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 137 | Benin | 0.4794 GPIA | 2022 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 138 | Madagascar | 0.4745 GPIA | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 139 | Malaysia | 0.4683 GPIA | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 140 | Russian Federation | 0.4488 GPIA | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 141 | Saudi Arabia | 0.447 GPIA | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 0.4215 GPIA | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 143 | Iceland | 0.4157 GPIA | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 144 | Cyprus | 0.4031 GPIA | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 145 | Ghana | 0.3788 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 146 | Iraq | 0.3471 GPIA | 2007 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 0.3366 GPIA | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 0.3342 GPIA | 2024 | up 52.0% | falling |
| 149 | Somalia | 0.3003 GPIA | 1986 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 150 | Eswatini | 0.2973 GPIA | 2014 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 151 | Albania | 0.2659 GPIA | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 0.225 GPIA | 2018 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 153 | Bahrain | 0.1106 GPIA | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF: North America 1.13 GPIA
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 1.13 GPIA
- SDG: Northern America 1.13 GPIA
- WB: North America 1.13 GPIA
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.11 GPIA
- Cecc-sica 1.09 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 1.08 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.08 GPIA
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 1.07 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America 1.07 GPIA
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 1.07 GPIA
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.07 GPIA
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 1.07 GPIA
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 1.07 GPIA
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.07 GPIA
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.07 GPIA
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 1.07 GPIA
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 1.07 GPIA
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 1.04 GPIA
- MDG: Caribbean 1.04 GPIA
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.02 GPIA
- AIMS: Central Asia 1 GPIA
- SDG: Central Asia 1 GPIA
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 0.9926 GPIA
- UIS: Central Asia 0.9829 GPIA
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 0.9723 GPIA
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 0.971 GPIA
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 0.9606 GPIA
- UNESCO: Sids 0.9551 GPIA
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 0.9529 GPIA
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 0.951 GPIA
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 0.9462 GPIA
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 0.9409 GPIA
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 0.936 GPIA
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 0.9122 GPIA
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 0.9065 GPIA
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 0.9042 GPIA
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 0.8979 GPIA
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 0.8936 GPIA
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 0.8806 GPIA
About this data
February 2026 Data Release