Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1978–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 4.0%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 4.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1978.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 102nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.0% | — |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 4.0% 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1978.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 102nd 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: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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