Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia is 2.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 2.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2006.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 140th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.2% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia was 2.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2006.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release