Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 9.1% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 16.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2022.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.5% | — |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -44.9% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -44.9% | 16.8% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 9.1% 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 38th 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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