Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1977–2022
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 SDG: Least Developed Countries is 1.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 1.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1977.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.3% | — |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 1.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1977.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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