Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7064 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7064 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9155 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.4537 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 0.7064 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 0.9155 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4537 GPIA, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4537 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4554 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4675 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4789 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.484 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4974 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5147 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5308 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.55 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5652 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5859 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5918 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6049 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6164 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6311 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6442 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6493 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6533 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6691 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6863 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7005 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7199 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7366 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7545 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.769 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7588 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7566 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7482 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7343 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7337 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7193 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7261 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7694 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7878 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7779 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7682 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7562 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7564 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7463 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7371 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7645 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7842 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9155 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8555 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7385 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7251 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7174 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.708 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.694 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6928 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6907 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6663 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6869 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6925 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7064 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4998 GPIA | 0.4537 GPIA | 0.5652 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6332 GPIA | 0.5859 GPIA | 0.6863 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7412 GPIA | 0.7005 GPIA | 0.769 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7545 GPIA | 0.7193 GPIA | 0.7878 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7596 GPIA | 0.6928 GPIA | 0.9155 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6886 GPIA | 0.6663 GPIA | 0.7064 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.7064 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9155 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4537 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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