Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 6.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Western Asia, 1998–2023
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 MDG: Western Asia is 6.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 8.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2003.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 56th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 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 MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.0% | — |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +82.2% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +82.2% | 3.4% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Western Asia was 6.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2003.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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