Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 3.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 109th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 3.5% 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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