Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7498 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
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 is 0.7498 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4851 GPIA, in 1970.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4851 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4853 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5013 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5177 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5212 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5356 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5485 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.563 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.579 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5992 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6177 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6255 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6423 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6565 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6768 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6956 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7098 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7243 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7394 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7548 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7708 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7878 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8048 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8224 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8399 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8278 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8172 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8103 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7988 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7876 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7762 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7841 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8111 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8226 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8233 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8229 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8203 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8199 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.815 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.812 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8309 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8455 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9469 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7771 GPIA | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7666 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.756 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7441 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7497 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7574 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7516 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7375 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7287 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7351 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7498 GPIA | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +27.3% | 0.8455 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5336 GPIA | 0.4851 GPIA | 0.5992 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6843 GPIA | 0.6177 GPIA | 0.7548 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8067 GPIA | 0.7708 GPIA | 0.8399 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8107 GPIA | 0.7762 GPIA | 0.8233 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8251 GPIA | 0.7441 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7405 GPIA | 0.7287 GPIA | 0.7516 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 132 Gambia 0.4962 GPIA compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4929 GPIA compare
- 134 Mongolia 0.4909 GPIA compare
- 135 Hong Kong, China 0.4887 GPIA compare
- 136 Viet Nam 0.4848 GPIA compare
- 137 Benin 0.4794 GPIA compare
- 138 Madagascar 0.4745 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.7498 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4851 GPIA in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 135th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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