Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7064 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7064 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9155 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.4544 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Arab States stood at 0.7064 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Arab States peaked at 0.9155 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4544 GPIA, in 1970.
UIS: Arab States ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4544 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4561 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4682 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4798 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4849 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4985 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5159 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5322 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5512 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5669 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5875 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5956 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6081 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6192 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6337 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6465 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6512 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6551 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6708 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6877 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7018 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.721 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7374 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7552 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7697 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7594 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7572 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7487 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7348 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7342 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7196 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7264 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7695 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7879 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7779 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7682 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7562 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7564 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7463 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7371 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7645 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7842 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9155 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8555 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7385 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7251 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7174 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.708 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.694 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6928 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6907 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6663 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6869 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6925 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7064 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5008 GPIA | 0.4544 GPIA | 0.5669 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6355 GPIA | 0.5875 GPIA | 0.6877 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7419 GPIA | 0.7018 GPIA | 0.7697 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7546 GPIA | 0.7196 GPIA | 0.7879 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7596 GPIA | 0.6928 GPIA | 0.9155 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6886 GPIA | 0.6663 GPIA | 0.7064 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Arab States?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Arab States was 0.7064 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 UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9155 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4544 GPIA in 1970.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab 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