Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2023
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: Gulf Area is 3.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 240.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 4.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9% | — |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +179.1% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -41.2% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 119 Senegal 1.9% compare
- 120 San Marino 1.8% compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1.8% compare
- 122 Syria 1.7% compare
- 123 Cape Verde 1.7% compare
- 124 Ethiopia 1.6%
- 125 Benin 1.5% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 3.0% 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release