Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.1%
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
119th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.9%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1998–2024

11.522.531998201120241998: 0.957 %1999: 0.949 %2000: 0.937 %2001: 0.966 %2002: 1.2 %2003: 1.2 %2004: 1.2 %2005: 1.2 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 1.2 %2008: 1.2 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.4 %2011: 1.5 %2012: 1.4 %2013: 1.6 %2014: 1.7 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 1.8 %2017: 1.8 %2018: 2 %2019: 2.1 %2020: 2.6 %2021: 3.2 %2022: 2.9 %2023: 3 %2024: 3.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 3.1%.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 3.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 119th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1998 to 2024.
Year % Change
1998 1.0%
1999 0.9% -0.9%
2000 0.9% -1.2%
2001 1.0% +3.0%
2002 1.2% +24.1%
2003 1.2% +3.1%
2004 1.2% -0.9%
2005 1.2% -0.3%
2006 1.2% -2.7%
2007 1.2% +1.2%
2008 1.2% +0.9%
2009 1.2% +2.1%
2010 1.4% +11.7%
2011 1.5% +7.3%
2012 1.4% -3.6%
2013 1.6% +11.3%
2014 1.7% +8.8%
2015 1.8% +3.1%
2016 1.8% -0.8%
2017 1.8% +2.2%
2018 2.0% +10.6%
2019 2.1% +3.6%
2020 2.6% +23.9%
2021 3.2% +23.3%
2022 2.9% -7.1%
2023 3.0% +3.0%
2024 3.1% +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 2
2000s 1.2% 0.9% 1.2% 10
2010s 1.7% 1.4% 2.1% 10
2020s 3.0% 2.6% 3.2% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 116 Turkmenistan 2.1% compare
  2. 117 Nicaragua 2.1% compare
  3. 118 Belize 2.0% compare
  4. 119 Senegal 1.9% compare
  5. 120 San Marino 1.8% compare
  6. 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1.8% compare
  7. 122 Syria 1.7% compare

See the full ranking of 404 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 3.1% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 119th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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