Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 11.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developed Regions, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developed Regions recorded 11.3% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 12.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2012.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.1% | — |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
- 27 Republic of Moldova 20.3% compare
- 28 Spain 19.8% compare
- 29 Belarus 19.7% compare
- 30 Suriname 19.3% compare
- 31 Romania 19.2% compare
- 32 New Zealand 18.6% compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 18.4% compare
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.432 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4349 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4289 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.55 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749,754 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1511 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developed Regions was 11.3% 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 MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2012.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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