Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 2.7% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 3.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.9% | — |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 133 Puerto Rico 1.1% compare
- 134 British Virgin Islands 1.0% compare
- 135 Afghanistan 1.0% compare
- 136 Oman 1.0% compare
- 137 Fiji 0.9% compare
- 138 Mozambique 0.9% compare
- 139 Peru 0.8% compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 2.7% 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 136th 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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