Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 5.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 83rd 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 55 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.4% | — |
| 1971 | 2.5% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -35.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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 | +50.0% | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| 2012 | -35.4% | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| 2014 | +28.7% | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| 2013 | +27.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 80 Algeria 7.0% compare
- 81 Lebanon 6.7% compare
- 82 Honduras 6.6% compare
- 83 United Arab Emirates 6.5% compare
- 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.2% compare
- 85 Timor-Leste 6.1% compare
- 86 Tunisia 6.0% compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 5.5% 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 83rd 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: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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