Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: East Asia recorded 2.3% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 143.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 2.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2006.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in AIMS: East Asia was 2.3% in 2016, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia 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