Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 4.2% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World peaked at 4.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1999.
That places SDG: World 98th 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 27 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.7% | — |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World was 4.2% 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 SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1999.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: World ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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