Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7242 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7242 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.3%
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9408 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.4944 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1974–2024
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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 0.7242 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.9408 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4944 GPIA, in 1974.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.4944 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.5085 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5264 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5427 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5622 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5778 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5986 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6059 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6177 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6277 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6411 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6547 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6601 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6643 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.681 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.699 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7139 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7343 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7517 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7703 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7855 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7753 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7731 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7613 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7467 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7469 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7311 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7378 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7797 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7989 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7883 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7781 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7654 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7653 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7532 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7419 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7703 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.79 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9408 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8672 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7383 GPIA | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7236 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.715 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7047 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6902 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.689 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6866 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6611 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.682 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6877 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7242 GPIA | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5353 GPIA | 0.4944 GPIA | 0.5778 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.645 GPIA | 0.5986 GPIA | 0.699 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7559 GPIA | 0.7139 GPIA | 0.7855 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.764 GPIA | 0.7311 GPIA | 0.7989 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7629 GPIA | 0.689 GPIA | 0.9408 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6883 GPIA | 0.6611 GPIA | 0.7242 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 152 Afghanistan 0.225 GPIA compare
- 153 Bahrain 0.1106 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 0.7242 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9408 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4944 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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