Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pacific Island Small States
WB: Pacific Island Small States: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6518 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pacific Island Small States, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pacific Island Small States stood at 0.6518 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pacific Island Small States peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.4258 GPIA, in 2013.
WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pacific Island Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8023 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.8022 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8515 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9019 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9846 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.972 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.989 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9806 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9711 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9604 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9487 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9363 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9228 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.912 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9004 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8866 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8743 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8645 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8438 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8231 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8028 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7805 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7582 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7378 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7178 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.699 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7072 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6221 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6254 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4748 GPIA | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4864 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5123 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5317 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7218 GPIA | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5118 GPIA | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8647 GPIA | +69.0% |
| 2010 | 0.63 GPIA | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5449 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4755 GPIA | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4258 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4484 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7137 GPIA | +59.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7438 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7331 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7222 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7132 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7135 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7043 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6822 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6653 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6518 GPIA | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pacific Island Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +69.0% | 0.5118 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA |
| 2015 | +59.2% | 0.4484 GPIA | 0.7137 GPIA |
| 2007 | +35.8% | 0.5317 GPIA | 0.7218 GPIA |
| 2008 | -29.1% | 0.7218 GPIA | 0.5118 GPIA |
| 2010 | -27.1% | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9032 GPIA | 0.8022 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9408 GPIA | 0.8866 GPIA | 0.989 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7902 GPIA | 0.699 GPIA | 0.8743 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6058 GPIA | 0.4748 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.615 GPIA | 0.4258 GPIA | 0.7438 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6834 GPIA | 0.6518 GPIA | 0.7135 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pacific Island Small States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 160,694 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,820 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,138 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 357,181 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2596 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pacific Island Small States was 0.6518 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1979.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4258 GPIA in 2013.
- How does WB: Pacific Island Small States rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pacific Island Small States 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