Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 3.2% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 3.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +42.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +34.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +42.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 3.2% 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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 115th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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