Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 2.6% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 2.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 120th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 117 Ethiopia 1.7% compare
- 118 Botswana 1.6% compare
- 119 San Marino 1.5% compare
- 120 Lesotho 1.3% compare
- 121 Cape Verde 1.3% compare
- 122 Antigua and Barbuda 1.3% compare
- 123 Ghana 1.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 2.6% 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 120th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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