Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6703 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1978–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 0.6703 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.7789 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5737 GPIA, in 1978.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.5737 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.5855 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6013 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6076 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.617 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6252 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6359 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6454 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7424 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7326 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7285 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7191 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7059 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7016 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6889 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6921 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7301 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7436 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7342 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7296 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7136 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6929 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6806 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6903 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7083 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7223 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7789 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7598 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7108 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6833 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6804 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6689 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6638 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6677 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6543 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.666 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6703 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5796 GPIA | 0.5737 GPIA | 0.5855 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6221 GPIA | 0.6013 GPIA | 0.6454 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7217 GPIA | 0.7016 GPIA | 0.7424 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7096 GPIA | 0.6806 GPIA | 0.7436 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7044 GPIA | 0.6638 GPIA | 0.7789 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6651 GPIA | 0.6543 GPIA | 0.6703 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.6703 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7789 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5737 GPIA in 1978.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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