Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 7.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 7.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 7.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1970.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.5% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +66.3% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +66.3% | 3.6% | 6.0% |
| 2012 | -36.2% | 5.0% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | +33.4% | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| 2010 | +28.7% | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| 2014 | +25.8% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 7.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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