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

SDG: Eastern Asia: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7075 GPIA in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.7075 GPIA
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8588 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.7075 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
18
1998–2015

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

00.20.40.60.81998200620151998: 0.847 GPIA1999: 0.859 GPIA2000: 0.858 GPIA2001: 0.827 GPIA2002: 0.826 GPIA2003: 0.829 GPIA2004: 0.817 GPIA2005: 0.821 GPIA2006: 0.803 GPIA2007: 0.802 GPIA2008: 0.787 GPIA2009: 0.809 GPIA2010: 0.825 GPIA2011: 0.818 GPIA2012: 0.804 GPIA2013: 0.743 GPIA2014: 0.74 GPIA2015: 0.707 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2015, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 0.7075 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 0.8588 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7075 GPIA, in 2015.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 165th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1998 to 2015.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.8473 GPIA
1999 0.8588 GPIA +1.4%
2000 0.8581 GPIA -0.1%
2001 0.8273 GPIA -3.6%
2002 0.8256 GPIA -0.2%
2003 0.8285 GPIA +0.4%
2004 0.8168 GPIA -1.4%
2005 0.8209 GPIA +0.5%
2006 0.8033 GPIA -2.1%
2007 0.8024 GPIA -0.1%
2008 0.7866 GPIA -2.0%
2009 0.8092 GPIA +2.9%
2010 0.8254 GPIA +2.0%
2011 0.8184 GPIA -0.8%
2012 0.8035 GPIA -1.8%
2013 0.7429 GPIA -7.6%
2014 0.74 GPIA -0.4%
2015 0.7075 GPIA -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.853 GPIA 0.8473 GPIA 0.8588 GPIA 2
2000s 0.8179 GPIA 0.7866 GPIA 0.8581 GPIA 10
2010s 0.773 GPIA 0.7075 GPIA 0.8254 GPIA 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern Asia?
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern Asia was 0.7075 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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8588 GPIA in 1999.
What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7075 GPIA in 2015.
How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2015.
Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this SDG: 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