Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 16.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand stood at 16.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 22.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2018.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.5% | — |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +32.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.3% | 22.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 16.2% 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 SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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