Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia, 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: South Asia stood at 2.3%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 277.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 2.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, 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: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +82.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +59.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +82.1% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| 2021 | +59.1% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 150 Guyana 0.3% compare
- 151 Gambia 0.2%
- 152 Chad 0.2% compare
- 153 Mauritania 0.1% compare
- 154 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 154 Argentina 0.0% compare
- 154 Bahamas 0.0%
- 154 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 154 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 154 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 154 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 154 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 154 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 154 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 154 Kenya 0.0%
- 154 Cambodia 0.0% compare
- 154 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 154 Montserrat 0.0%
- 154 Malawi 0.0%
- 154 Namibia 0.0% compare
- 154 Niue 0.0% compare
- 154 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 154 Palau 0.0%
- 154 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 154 Somalia 0.0% compare
- 154 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 154 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 154 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 154 Tokelau 0.0%
- 154 United States 0.0%
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 154 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 154 Yemen 0.0% compare
- 154 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia was 2.3% 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: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 153rd 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: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia 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