Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia

MDG: Eastern Asia: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7346 GPIA in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.7346 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9981 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.7346 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
18
1998–2015

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1998–2015

00.20.40.60.811998200620151998: 0.997 GPIA1999: 0.998 GPIA2000: 0.996 GPIA2001: 0.992 GPIA2002: 0.966 GPIA2003: 0.955 GPIA2004: 0.935 GPIA2005: 0.928 GPIA2006: 0.915 GPIA2007: 0.925 GPIA2008: 0.916 GPIA2009: 0.911 GPIA2010: 0.913 GPIA2011: 0.888 GPIA2012: 0.858 GPIA2013: 0.743 GPIA2014: 0.737 GPIA2015: 0.735 GPIA

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 MDG: Eastern Asia is 0.7346 GPIA, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 0.9981 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7346 GPIA, in 2015.

That places MDG: Eastern Asia 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1998 to 2015.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.997 GPIA
1999 0.9981 GPIA +0.1%
2000 0.9965 GPIA -0.2%
2001 0.9922 GPIA -0.4%
2002 0.9664 GPIA -2.6%
2003 0.9547 GPIA -1.2%
2004 0.9347 GPIA -2.1%
2005 0.9284 GPIA -0.7%
2006 0.9149 GPIA -1.4%
2007 0.9249 GPIA +1.1%
2008 0.9155 GPIA -1.0%
2009 0.9108 GPIA -0.5%
2010 0.9133 GPIA +0.3%
2011 0.8881 GPIA -2.8%
2012 0.8581 GPIA -3.4%
2013 0.7433 GPIA -13.4%
2014 0.737 GPIA -0.8%
2015 0.7346 GPIA -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9975 GPIA 0.997 GPIA 0.9981 GPIA 2
2000s 0.9439 GPIA 0.9108 GPIA 0.9965 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8124 GPIA 0.7346 GPIA 0.9133 GPIA 6

Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia

  1. 144 Cyprus 0.4031 GPIA compare
  2. 145 Ghana 0.3788 GPIA compare
  3. 146 Iraq 0.3471 GPIA compare
  4. 147 Tuvalu 0.3366 GPIA
  5. 148 Fiji 0.3342 GPIA compare
  6. 149 Somalia 0.3003 GPIA
  7. 150 Eswatini 0.2973 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 374 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia?
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia was 0.7346 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9981 GPIA in 1999.
What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7346 GPIA in 2015.
How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2015.
Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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