Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1992–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 0.8% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 1.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 201st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9% | — |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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