Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1994–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2013.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.0% | — |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan 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