Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 8.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 8.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2022.
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 34th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14.3% | — |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -47.6% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -47.6% | 16.2% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 8.3% 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 34th 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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