Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1973–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 2.9% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 3.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1973.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 111th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.2% | — |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +41.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +41.1% | 2.2% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 2.9% 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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