Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 2.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 2.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +42.5% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +42.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 2.3% 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern 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