Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific stood at 3.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 3.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2005.
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
More education data for UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific was 3.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2005.
- How does UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 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