Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1998–2023
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 WB: Africa Western and Central is 1.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Western and Central was 1.4% 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 WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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