Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.9723 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.9723 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9723 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4694 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
27
1993–2019
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.9723 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.9723 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4694 GPIA, in 1994.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4939 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.4694 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4738 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.48 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.489 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4975 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5074 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5122 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5249 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5341 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5541 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5777 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5936 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6256 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6569 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6887 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7123 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6959 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7837 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8046 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8018 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.835 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8759 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9079 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9631 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9571 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9723 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4873 GPIA | 0.4694 GPIA | 0.5074 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.598 GPIA | 0.5122 GPIA | 0.7123 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8597 GPIA | 0.6959 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 23 Guyana 1.02 GPIA compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.9723 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9723 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4694 GPIA in 1994.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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