Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6606 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6606 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7862 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.5264 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
49
1973–2021
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1973–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.6606 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.7862 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5264 GPIA, in 1973.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5264 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.5299 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5421 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5575 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5717 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5881 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.601 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6186 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6249 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6344 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6424 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6537 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6638 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6671 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6696 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6823 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6961 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7074 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.722 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7352 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7497 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7624 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7518 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7471 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.737 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7225 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7176 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7033 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7058 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7403 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7526 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7419 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7373 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7206 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6988 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6856 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6958 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7136 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7263 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7862 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7532 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6972 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6703 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6654 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6529 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6622 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6698 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6707 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6606 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5595 GPIA | 0.5264 GPIA | 0.601 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6553 GPIA | 0.6186 GPIA | 0.6961 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7353 GPIA | 0.7074 GPIA | 0.7624 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7182 GPIA | 0.6856 GPIA | 0.7526 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6997 GPIA | 0.6529 GPIA | 0.7862 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6657 GPIA | 0.6606 GPIA | 0.6707 GPIA | 2 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.6606 GPIA in 2021, 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 (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7862 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5264 GPIA in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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