Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) stood at 8.1%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 8.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1973.
That places ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.8% | — |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 8.1% 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 ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release