Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific stood at 2.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 2.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2006.
That places AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.1% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific was 2.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2006.
- How does AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release