Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.666 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 0.666 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 0.7502 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.344 GPIA, in 2020.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6716 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6681 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6639 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6704 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6779 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6818 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6966 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7395 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7452 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7314 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7309 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7502 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7288 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7265 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7034 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6627 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6167 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5616 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5611 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5266 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5225 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5154 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.344 GPIA | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3568 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5429 GPIA | +52.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6375 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 0.666 GPIA | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +52.1% | 0.3568 GPIA | 0.5429 GPIA |
| 2020 | -33.3% | 0.5154 GPIA | 0.344 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6699 GPIA | 0.6681 GPIA | 0.6716 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7088 GPIA | 0.6639 GPIA | 0.7502 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6125 GPIA | 0.5154 GPIA | 0.7288 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5094 GPIA | 0.344 GPIA | 0.666 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 0.666 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7502 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.344 GPIA in 2020.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern 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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February 2026 Data Release