Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1973–2021
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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 3.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 3.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1973.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 107th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.7% | — |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +37.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +37.0% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 3.7% 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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