Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions

MDG: Developing Regions: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7901 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.7901 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.824 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.6622 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024

00.20.40.60.81998201120241998: 0.801 GPIA1999: 0.805 GPIA2000: 0.801 GPIA2001: 0.802 GPIA2002: 0.8 GPIA2003: 0.804 GPIA2004: 0.804 GPIA2005: 0.812 GPIA2006: 0.808 GPIA2007: 0.804 GPIA2008: 0.806 GPIA2009: 0.82 GPIA2010: 0.814 GPIA2011: 0.816 GPIA2012: 0.824 GPIA2013: 0.798 GPIA2014: 0.792 GPIA2015: 0.787 GPIA2016: 0.801 GPIA2017: 0.797 GPIA2018: 0.807 GPIA2019: 0.794 GPIA2020: 0.698 GPIA2021: 0.662 GPIA2022: 0.751 GPIA2023: 0.779 GPIA2024: 0.79 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

MDG: Developing Regions recorded 0.7901 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 0.824 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6622 GPIA, in 2021.

That places MDG: Developing Regions 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.8014 GPIA
1999 0.8048 GPIA +0.4%
2000 0.8012 GPIA -0.4%
2001 0.802 GPIA +0.1%
2002 0.8004 GPIA -0.2%
2003 0.8041 GPIA +0.5%
2004 0.8044 GPIA +0.0%
2005 0.812 GPIA +0.9%
2006 0.8082 GPIA -0.5%
2007 0.8042 GPIA -0.5%
2008 0.8062 GPIA +0.2%
2009 0.82 GPIA +1.7%
2010 0.8141 GPIA -0.7%
2011 0.8159 GPIA +0.2%
2012 0.824 GPIA +1.0%
2013 0.7976 GPIA -3.2%
2014 0.7919 GPIA -0.7%
2015 0.7872 GPIA -0.6%
2016 0.801 GPIA +1.8%
2017 0.7975 GPIA -0.4%
2018 0.807 GPIA +1.2%
2019 0.7943 GPIA -1.6%
2020 0.6979 GPIA -12.1%
2021 0.6622 GPIA -5.1%
2022 0.7512 GPIA +13.4%
2023 0.7791 GPIA +3.7%
2024 0.7901 GPIA +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8031 GPIA 0.8014 GPIA 0.8048 GPIA 2
2000s 0.8063 GPIA 0.8004 GPIA 0.82 GPIA 10
2010s 0.803 GPIA 0.7872 GPIA 0.824 GPIA 10
2020s 0.7361 GPIA 0.6622 GPIA 0.7901 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions

  1. 91 Kyrgyzstan 0.7136 GPIA compare
  2. 92 Thailand 0.7091 GPIA compare
  3. 93 Republic of Korea 0.7081 GPIA compare
  4. 94 Egypt 0.7081 GPIA compare
  5. 95 Mali 0.7077 GPIA compare
  6. 96 Saint Lucia 0.701 GPIA compare
  7. 97 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6948 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions?
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions was 0.7901 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 MDG: Developing Regions?
The highest recorded value was 0.824 GPIA in 2012.
What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6622 GPIA in 2021.
How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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Indicator
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
374 places, 9,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release