Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1976–2024
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 ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 1.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 219.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +85.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 1.5% 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 166th 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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