Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7866 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7866 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8104 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6948 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 0.7866 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: World peaked at 0.8104 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6948 GPIA, in 2021.
That places UNICEF: World 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8006 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8026 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8012 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8006 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8021 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8045 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8033 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8025 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.794 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7917 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.792 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.795 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7942 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7945 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7991 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.808 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8022 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7981 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8083 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8054 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8104 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8009 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7225 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6948 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7593 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7789 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7866 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8016 GPIA | 0.8006 GPIA | 0.8026 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7987 GPIA | 0.7917 GPIA | 0.8045 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8021 GPIA | 0.7942 GPIA | 0.8104 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7484 GPIA | 0.6948 GPIA | 0.7866 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 96 Saint Lucia 0.701 GPIA compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6948 GPIA compare
- 98 Georgia 0.6933 GPIA compare
- 99 Vanuatu 0.6901 GPIA compare
- 100 Kuwait 0.6869 GPIA
- 101 Sri Lanka 0.6868 GPIA compare
- 102 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6818 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: World was 0.7866 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8104 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6948 GPIA in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: World ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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