Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 6.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 6.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 6.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 64th 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 55 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.8% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +65.6% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +65.6% | 3.3% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | -26.4% | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | +27.4% | 2.9% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 61 Libya 7.7% compare
- 62 Denmark 7.5% compare
- 63 Brunei Darussalam 7.5% compare
- 64 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.3% compare
- 65 Canada 7.0% compare
- 66 Panama 7.0% compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 6.8% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 6.2% 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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