Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 7.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.1%
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.1%
in 2018
All-time low
2.1%
in 1973
Years of data
54
1971–2024

Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1971–2024

234567197119972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) recorded 7.1% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 7.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1973.

That places ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1971 to 2024.
Year % Change
1971 2.2%
1972 2.2% +0.7%
1973 2.1% -2.6%
1974 2.2% +2.3%
1975 2.3% +2.5%
1976 2.3% -0.1%
1977 2.4% +7.1%
1978 2.4% +0.7%
1979 2.4% +0.8%
1980 2.5% +0.6%
1981 2.5% +0.6%
1982 2.5% +0.5%
1983 2.5% +0.4%
1984 2.5% +0.2%
1985 2.5% +0.2%
1986 2.5% +0.0%
1987 2.5% -0.2%
1988 2.7% +7.5%
1989 2.9% +7.3%
1990 3.1% +6.9%
1991 3.3% +6.6%
1992 3.2% -1.6%
1993 3.0% -6.2%
1994 2.8% -6.9%
1995 2.6% -7.8%
1996 2.6% +1.3%
1997 2.7% +1.2%
1998 2.7% +1.0%
1999 2.8% +1.9%
2000 2.8% +1.0%
2001 2.8% +0.5%
2002 2.9% +2.4%
2003 2.9% +1.2%
2004 3.0% +2.9%
2005 2.9% -1.7%
2006 3.0% +1.7%
2007 3.2% +6.6%
2008 3.5% +9.8%
2009 4.0% +14.7%
2010 4.3% +6.9%
2011 4.8% +12.1%
2012 5.2% +8.1%
2013 5.4% +3.9%
2014 5.5% +1.5%
2015 5.8% +5.7%
2016 6.2% +6.3%
2017 6.7% +8.3%
2018 7.1% +6.5%
2019 7.1% -0.2%
2020 7.1% -0.0%
2021 6.9% -2.0%
2022 6.9% -0.9%
2023 6.8% -0.9%
2024 7.1% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.3% 2.1% 2.4% 9
1980s 2.6% 2.5% 2.9% 10
1990s 2.9% 2.6% 3.3% 10
2000s 3.1% 2.8% 4.0% 10
2010s 5.8% 4.3% 7.1% 10
2020s 7.0% 6.8% 7.1% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

  1. 54 Thailand 10.7% compare
  2. 55 Korea 10.4% compare
  3. 56 Malta 10.0% compare
  4. 57 Tonga 9.8% compare
  5. 58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.0% compare
  6. 59 Iceland 8.9% compare
  7. 60 Costa Rica 8.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 7.1% 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 ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1973.
How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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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Indicator
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
404 places, 10,601 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release