Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 8.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 8.6%.
The figure is down 1.6% 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 9.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2012.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 44th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.8% | — |
| 1971 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 6.1% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +82.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -51.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +55.5% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +44.8% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 | +82.8% | 5.0% | 9.1% |
| 2012 | -51.1% | 6.6% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | +55.5% | 3.2% | 5.0% |
| 2014 | +44.8% | 5.0% | 7.3% |
| 2010 | +36.8% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| 2011 | +28.1% | 5.2% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 3.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 8.6% 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2012.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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