Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) recorded 10.1% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 10.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2012.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.1% | — |
| 1971 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +67.2% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -42.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +43.4% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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 | +67.2% | 4.5% | 7.6% |
| 2012 | -42.9% | 6.2% | 3.5% |
| 2013 | +43.4% | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| 2014 | +38.1% | 5.1% | 7.0% |
| 2010 | +29.2% | 3.9% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 10.1% 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 ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 38th 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 Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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