Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia stood at 8.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 9.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2001.
That places SDG: Western Asia 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.5% | — |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +58.0% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia 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 | +58.0% | 4.8% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Western Asia was 8.0% 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 SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2001.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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