Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia, 1998–2024
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 UNICEF: South Asia is 2.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 225.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 4.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 151st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +98.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +50.1% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -26.7% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +98.7% | 1.4% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 148 Myanmar 0.4% compare
- 149 Guyana 0.3% compare
- 150 Gambia 0.3%
- 151 Chad 0.2% compare
- 152 Mauritania 0.1% compare
- 153 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 153 Argentina 0.0% compare
- 153 Bahamas 0.0%
- 153 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 153 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 153 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 153 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 153 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 153 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 153 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 153 Kenya 0.0%
- 153 Cambodia 0.0% compare
- 153 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 153 Montserrat 0.0%
- 153 Malawi 0.0%
- 153 Namibia 0.0%
- 153 Niue 0.0% compare
- 153 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 153 Palau 0.0%
- 153 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 153 Somalia 0.0% compare
- 153 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 153 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 153 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 153 Tokelau 0.0%
- 153 United States 0.0%
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 153 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 153 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: South Asia was 2.8% 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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