Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1994–2020
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: Sub-saharan Africa is 1.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7% | — |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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