Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 8.1% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 8.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2012.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 50th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.4% | — |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 4.6% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +79.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -47.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +48.5% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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 | +79.8% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| 2012 | -47.8% | 6.1% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | +48.5% | 3.2% | 4.8% |
| 2014 | +43.6% | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2010 | +36.4% | 3.5% | 4.8% |
| 2011 | +27.9% | 4.8% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 8.1% 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 50th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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