Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
115th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.1%
in 2021
All-time low
1.5%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 3.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 4.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1999.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 115th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 112 Côte d'Ivoire 2.7% compare
- 113 Jordan 2.6% compare
- 114 Antigua and Barbuda 2.4% compare
- 115 India 2.3% compare
- 116 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.3% compare
- 117 Nicaragua 2.2% compare
- 118 Syrian Arab Republic 2.2% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Developing Regions was 3.7% 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: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 115th 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: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release