Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 3.0% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 135.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 3.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2005.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.3% | — |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 140 Lesotho 0.8% compare
- 141 Marshall Islands 0.8% compare
- 142 Peru 0.8% compare
- 143 Guinea 0.8% compare
- 144 Madagascar 0.7% compare
- 145 Nepal 0.7% compare
- 146 Central African Republic 0.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 98.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 3.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2005.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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