Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 4.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 4.6% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 4.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1999.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 80th 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.8% | — |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +29.5% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +29.5% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 77 Ireland 5.3% compare
- 78 Andorra 5.2% compare
- 79 South Africa 5.2% compare
- 80 Cameroon 5.2% compare
- 81 Iceland 5.2% compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 4.9% compare
- 83 East Timor 4.8% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 4.6% 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1999.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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