Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 2.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1998.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 8 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 2.9% 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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