Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.4454 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 0.4454 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 0.4523 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1632 GPIA, in 1979.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 221st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1871 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.1709 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1671 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1632 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1659 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1659 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1759 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1859 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1962 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2057 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2157 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2249 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2329 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2403 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2482 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2558 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2625 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2805 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2768 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2822 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.289 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2969 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2945 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3099 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3173 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2744 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2894 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3011 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3203 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3621 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3808 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4061 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4041 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3978 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3165 GPIA | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4523 GPIA | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4521 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4382 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4085 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3666 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3674 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3466 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3795 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.347 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3678 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3859 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4056 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4256 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4454 GPIA | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1721 GPIA | 0.1632 GPIA | 0.1871 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2009 GPIA | 0.1659 GPIA | 0.2403 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2796 GPIA | 0.2482 GPIA | 0.3099 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3453 GPIA | 0.2744 GPIA | 0.4061 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3875 GPIA | 0.3165 GPIA | 0.4523 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.406 GPIA | 0.3678 GPIA | 0.4454 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 0.4454 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 ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4523 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1632 GPIA in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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