Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5531 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 1.04 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5531 GPIA, in 1994.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5764 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.5751 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5531 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5643 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5677 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5733 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5764 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5795 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5741 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5835 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5669 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5729 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5798 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5707 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5887 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6036 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6183 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6345 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5966 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6784 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7022 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7124 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7289 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7571 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8607 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9579 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9506 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9779 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.941 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5707 GPIA | 0.5531 GPIA | 0.5795 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5893 GPIA | 0.5669 GPIA | 0.6345 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7923 GPIA | 0.5966 GPIA | 0.9779 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.941 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5531 GPIA in 1994.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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