Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 1.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 2.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 165th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +299.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +171.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +115.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +77.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +57.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +47.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +39.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +299.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1997 | +171.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1998 | +115.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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