Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 6.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 6.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 8.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2012.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 77th 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 26 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.0% | — |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +162.8% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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 | +162.8% | 3.4% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 6.2% 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 MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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