Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 1.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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