Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1970–2024
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 ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) is 7.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 7.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.0% | — |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +76.2% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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 | +76.2% | 3.4% | 6.0% |
| 2012 | -27.0% | 5.2% | 3.8% |
| 2010 | +33.7% | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| 2011 | +26.2% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| 2013 | +25.5% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 7.4% 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 42nd 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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