Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1994–2020
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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 1.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 185th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.3% | — |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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