Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6178 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: South Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: South Asia is 0.6178 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 106.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: South Asia peaked at 0.6178 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1555 GPIA, in 2020.
That places WB: South Asia 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2922 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.3129 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3451 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3508 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.382 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4096 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4208 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4558 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4759 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4935 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4816 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4596 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3635 GPIA | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.395 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3548 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3199 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2987 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2855 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2868 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2619 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2846 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2683 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1555 GPIA | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2416 GPIA | +55.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4564 GPIA | +88.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5826 GPIA | +27.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6178 GPIA | +6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +88.9% | 0.2416 GPIA | 0.4564 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3026 GPIA | 0.2922 GPIA | 0.3129 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4275 GPIA | 0.3451 GPIA | 0.4935 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3119 GPIA | 0.2619 GPIA | 0.395 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4108 GPIA | 0.1555 GPIA | 0.6178 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: South Asia was 0.6178 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: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6178 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1555 GPIA in 2020.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: South Asia ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: South Asia 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