Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 9.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 9.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1970.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 34th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +66.4% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -35.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +66.4% | 4.3% | 7.2% |
| 2012 | -35.9% | 6.1% | 3.9% |
| 2013 | +34.2% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| 2010 | +29.6% | 3.8% | 5.0% |
| 2014 | +26.7% | 5.2% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 31 Spain 17.8% compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 17.5% compare
- 33 Latvia 16.3% compare
- 34 United Kingdom 16.0% compare
- 35 Vietnam 15.7% compare
- 36 Israel 15.6% compare
- 37 New Zealand 14.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Northern Africa was 9.4% 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: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 34th 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: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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