Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.971 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2019
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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 0.971 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.971 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5818 GPIA, in 2000.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.5861 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.5866 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.591 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5818 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5905 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5897 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.605 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6225 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6319 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6563 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.679 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7022 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7182 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6967 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7817 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8026 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7997 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.833 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8735 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9061 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9618 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.956 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.971 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5879 GPIA | 0.5861 GPIA | 0.591 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6377 GPIA | 0.5818 GPIA | 0.7182 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8582 GPIA | 0.6967 GPIA | 0.971 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 24 El Salvador 1.01 GPIA compare
- 25 Samoa 1.01 GPIA
- 26 Marshall Islands 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.971 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.971 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5818 GPIA in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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