Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2019
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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 1.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 170th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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