Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.9529 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9529 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1991
All-time low
0.729 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1975–2024
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: Small Island Developing States is 0.9529 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.729 GPIA, in 2002.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 30th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7416 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.7761 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8265 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8929 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9802 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9728 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9619 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9584 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9547 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9502 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9669 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9863 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9998 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9634 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9247 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8955 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8695 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8458 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8242 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8046 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7919 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8073 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.729 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7361 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.81 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8474 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8554 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8193 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8028 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7924 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7751 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.787 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7878 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.783 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8069 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8493 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8443 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8598 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9407 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.93 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9274 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9277 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9392 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9414 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9529 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8435 GPIA | 0.7416 GPIA | 0.9802 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9681 GPIA | 0.9502 GPIA | 0.989 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9147 GPIA | 0.8046 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7992 GPIA | 0.729 GPIA | 0.8554 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8364 GPIA | 0.7751 GPIA | 0.9407 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9377 GPIA | 0.9274 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 27 Barbados 0.9932 GPIA compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9767 GPIA compare
- 29 Guinea 0.9674 GPIA compare
- 30 Belize 0.9478 GPIA compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.9443 GPIA compare
- 32 Luxembourg 0.9358 GPIA compare
- 33 Canada 0.9358 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1626 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1765 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.021 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 0.9529 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: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1991.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.729 GPIA in 2002.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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