Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6895 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6895 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7777 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.515 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 0.6895 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.7777 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.515 GPIA, in 1975.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.515 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.5303 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5445 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.561 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5745 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5923 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5992 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6101 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6196 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6318 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6426 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6468 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6501 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6635 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6781 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6902 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7066 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7205 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7358 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7494 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7388 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7345 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7245 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7099 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7053 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.691 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6946 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7344 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.748 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7368 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7322 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7142 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7061 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6921 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6794 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6993 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7149 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7777 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7476 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6861 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6817 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6811 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6729 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6691 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6728 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6763 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6578 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6734 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6783 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6895 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5451 GPIA | 0.515 GPIA | 0.5745 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6334 GPIA | 0.5923 GPIA | 0.6781 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7216 GPIA | 0.6902 GPIA | 0.7494 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7129 GPIA | 0.6794 GPIA | 0.748 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7003 GPIA | 0.6691 GPIA | 0.7777 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6751 GPIA | 0.6578 GPIA | 0.6895 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 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 22.79 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 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.6895 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7777 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.515 GPIA in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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