Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.8%
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.8%
in 2024
All-time low
1.7%
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Region 3, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 4.8% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 4.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1973.
That places GPE: Region 3 84th 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 52 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.7% | — |
| 1974 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
- 81 United Arab Emirates 5.8% compare
- 82 El Salvador 5.8% compare
- 83 Brazil 5.6% compare
- 84 Lebanon 5.6% compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 5.6% compare
- 86 East Timor 5.5% compare
- 87 Algeria 5.4% compare
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Region 3?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Region 3 was 4.8% 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 GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1973.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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