Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 3.9% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 5.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1998.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 103rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.5% | — |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 3.9% in 2023, 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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