Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 3.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 3.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1976.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6% | — |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +34.5% | 2.0% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 3.5% 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: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1976.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 121st 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: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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