Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World, 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: World stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
That places SDG: World 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.4% | — |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: World was 3.6% 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: World ranks 99th 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: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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