Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 1.1%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7% | — |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 1.1% 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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