Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.8208 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8208 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9033 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6471 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 0.8208 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9033 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6471 GPIA, in 1998.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 76th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6471 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6569 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6555 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6488 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6629 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6593 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6616 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6759 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6737 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6906 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7327 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7598 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7563 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.754 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7897 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8396 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8701 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8895 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9033 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8869 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8945 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8502 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8362 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8193 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8233 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8208 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.652 GPIA | 0.6471 GPIA | 0.6569 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6821 GPIA | 0.6488 GPIA | 0.7598 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8434 GPIA | 0.754 GPIA | 0.9033 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8249 GPIA | 0.8193 GPIA | 0.8362 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia was 0.8208 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9033 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6471 GPIA in 1998.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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