Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6089 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Southern Asia, 1998–2024
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: Southern Asia is 0.6089 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 0.6203 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2306 GPIA, in 2020.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 207th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5916 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5956 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5968 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5992 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6039 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6074 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6048 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6203 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6106 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5753 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5588 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5773 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5291 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5195 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4899 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4539 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4168 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3737 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3753 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3462 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3659 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3575 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2306 GPIA | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2826 GPIA | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4757 GPIA | +68.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5806 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6089 GPIA | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: 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 | +68.4% | 0.2826 GPIA | 0.4757 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5936 GPIA | 0.5916 GPIA | 0.5956 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5954 GPIA | 0.5588 GPIA | 0.6203 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4228 GPIA | 0.3462 GPIA | 0.5291 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4357 GPIA | 0.2306 GPIA | 0.6089 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Southern Asia was 0.6089 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: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6203 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2306 GPIA in 2020.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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