Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 2.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 2.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 2.8% 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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