Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7059 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7059 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7854 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.5326 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, 1975–2024
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 0.7059 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.7854 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5326 GPIA, in 1975.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 171st 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.5326 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.5455 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5576 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5719 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5836 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5995 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6056 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6153 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6238 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.635 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.645 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6488 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6518 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6644 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6782 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6896 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7053 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7186 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7333 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7465 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7363 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7322 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7225 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7086 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7041 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6905 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.694 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7338 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7482 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7389 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7343 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7173 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7101 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6974 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6868 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7063 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7218 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7854 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7653 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7048 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7016 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.702 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.694 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6882 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6923 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6949 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6776 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6922 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6959 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7059 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5582 GPIA | 0.5326 GPIA | 0.5836 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6367 GPIA | 0.5995 GPIA | 0.6782 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7197 GPIA | 0.6896 GPIA | 0.7465 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7151 GPIA | 0.6868 GPIA | 0.7482 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7162 GPIA | 0.6882 GPIA | 0.7854 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6933 GPIA | 0.6776 GPIA | 0.7059 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.7059 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7854 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5326 GPIA in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 171st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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