Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6675 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 0.6675 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 0.6675 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3832 GPIA, in 2020.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 191st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5945 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5965 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5971 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5899 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5958 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5792 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.585 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6096 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6044 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5896 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6025 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6396 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6137 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.61 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6022 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6377 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6227 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6095 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6222 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5898 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5931 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5579 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3832 GPIA | -31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.386 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5603 GPIA | +45.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6449 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6675 GPIA | +3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +45.1% | 0.386 GPIA | 0.5603 GPIA |
| 2020 | -31.3% | 0.5579 GPIA | 0.3832 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5955 GPIA | 0.5945 GPIA | 0.5965 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5993 GPIA | 0.5792 GPIA | 0.6396 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6059 GPIA | 0.5579 GPIA | 0.6377 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5284 GPIA | 0.3832 GPIA | 0.6675 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 0.6675 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6675 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3832 GPIA in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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