Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.8279 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8279 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8423 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5018 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
27
1994–2020
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1994–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.8279 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.8423 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5018 GPIA, in 1994.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 66th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.5018 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.506 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5139 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5242 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5338 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5426 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5494 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5607 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5682 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5823 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6001 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6139 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6363 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6597 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6845 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7043 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6922 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7349 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7463 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7395 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.747 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.774 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8056 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8353 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8279 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8423 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8279 GPIA | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5204 GPIA | 0.5018 GPIA | 0.5426 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6159 GPIA | 0.5494 GPIA | 0.7043 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7745 GPIA | 0.6922 GPIA | 0.8423 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8279 GPIA | 0.8279 GPIA | 0.8279 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.8279 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8423 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5018 GPIA in 1994.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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