Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7875 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7875 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.889 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.6334 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1978–2024
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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 0.7875 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.889 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6334 GPIA, in 1978.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 96th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.6334 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.6385 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6473 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6502 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6554 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6599 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6668 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6727 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6745 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6759 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6847 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6948 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7034 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7156 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7264 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7384 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7487 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7416 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7397 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7345 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.724 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.722 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7125 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7144 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7525 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7586 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7531 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.754 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7447 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7511 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7704 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7811 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7892 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7965 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.889 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8742 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8343 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8434 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8481 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8325 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8354 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8121 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7998 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7847 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.782 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7821 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7875 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.636 GPIA | 0.6334 GPIA | 0.6385 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6682 GPIA | 0.6473 GPIA | 0.6948 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7294 GPIA | 0.7034 GPIA | 0.7487 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7492 GPIA | 0.7125 GPIA | 0.7811 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8355 GPIA | 0.7892 GPIA | 0.889 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7872 GPIA | 0.782 GPIA | 0.7998 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 93 South Korea 0.7081 GPIA compare
- 94 Egypt 0.7081 GPIA compare
- 95 Mali 0.7077 GPIA compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 0.701 GPIA compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6948 GPIA compare
- 98 Georgia 0.6933 GPIA compare
- 99 Vanuatu 0.6901 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.7875 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.889 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6334 GPIA in 1978.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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