Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.4%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.4%
in 2019
All-time low
2.8%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2023

02461998201020231998: 2.8 %1999: 2.8 %2000: 2.9 %2001: 2.9 %2002: 3 %2003: 3 %2004: 3 %2005: 3 %2006: 3 %2007: 3 %2008: 3.1 %2009: 3.3 %2010: 3.3 %2011: 3.6 %2012: 3.6 %2013: 4.2 %2014: 4.3 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 5 %2017: 5.2 %2018: 5.4 %2019: 5.4 %2020: 4.5 %2021: 4.5 %2022: 4.5 %2023: 4.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 4.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 5.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1998.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998 to 2023.
Year % Change
1998 2.8%
1999 2.8% +2.2%
2000 2.9% +1.1%
2001 2.9% +1.6%
2002 3.0% +2.5%
2003 3.0% +1.1%
2004 3.0% +1.1%
2005 3.0% -1.3%
2006 3.0% -0.8%
2007 3.0% +1.9%
2008 3.1% +2.3%
2009 3.3% +4.8%
2010 3.3% +2.6%
2011 3.6% +6.9%
2012 3.6% +1.7%
2013 4.2% +16.2%
2014 4.3% +2.0%
2015 4.6% +6.6%
2016 5.0% +7.8%
2017 5.2% +5.6%
2018 5.4% +2.4%
2019 5.4% +0.3%
2020 4.5% -15.6%
2021 4.5% -1.0%
2022 4.5% -0.3%
2023 4.4% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 2
2000s 3.0% 2.9% 3.3% 10
2010s 4.5% 3.3% 5.4% 10
2020s 4.5% 4.4% 4.5% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 98 Togo 4.5% compare
  2. 99 Dominican Republic 4.4% compare
  3. 100 Palestine, State of 4.3% compare
  4. 101 Malaysia 4.1% compare
  5. 102 Kiribati 3.9% compare
  6. 103 Mali 3.9% compare
  7. 104 Georgia 3.8% compare

See the full ranking of 402 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 4.4% 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1998.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 101st 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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Indicator
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
402 places, 10,504 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release