Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7673 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 0.7673 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.7673 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5154 GPIA, in 1998.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 120th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5154 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.523 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5315 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5416 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5575 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5718 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5919 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.613 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6345 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6572 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6814 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6997 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6813 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7245 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7317 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7184 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7244 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7508 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7522 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7493 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7479 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.758 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7673 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5192 GPIA | 0.5154 GPIA | 0.523 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.608 GPIA | 0.5315 GPIA | 0.6997 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7339 GPIA | 0.6813 GPIA | 0.758 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7673 GPIA | 0.7673 GPIA | 0.7673 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.7673 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7673 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5154 GPIA in 1998.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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