Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1974–2024
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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 5.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 5.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2012.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 81st 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 51 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2.7% | — |
| 1975 | 2.8% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +56.1% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -38.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +31.9% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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 | +56.1% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| 2012 | -38.1% | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| 2013 | +31.9% | 2.4% | 3.2% |
| 2014 | +31.8% | 3.2% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 5.6% 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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