Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1992–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 1.0%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 1.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2011.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.3% | — |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 1.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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