Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.9606 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.9606 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
28th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.4639 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 0.9606 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4639 GPIA, in 1998.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4639 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.4692 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4713 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4787 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5043 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5347 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5749 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6192 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6709 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7279 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7859 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8353 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8717 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8857 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9263 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9256 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9594 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9704 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9679 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9642 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9606 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4665 GPIA | 0.4639 GPIA | 0.4692 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6203 GPIA | 0.4713 GPIA | 0.8353 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9447 GPIA | 0.8717 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 25 Samoa 1.01 GPIA
- 26 Marshall Islands 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 27 Barbados 0.9932 GPIA compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9767 GPIA compare
- 29 Guinea 0.9674 GPIA compare
- 30 Belize 0.9478 GPIA compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.9443 GPIA
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.9606 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4639 GPIA in 1998.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release