Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1992–2024
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 ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 3.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 119.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 3.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 108th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4% | — |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +44.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -31.6% | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| 2016 | +44.0% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
| 2017 | +26.6% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 105 Russian Federation 2.3% compare
- 106 Kiribati 2.2% compare
- 107 Bangladesh 2.2% compare
- 108 Jordan 2.2% compare
- 109 Côte d'Ivoire 2.2% compare
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 2.0% compare
- 111 Senegal 2.0% compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 3.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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