Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1999–2019
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 ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 0.7%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 1.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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