Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 5.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 5.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1999.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 88th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.8% | — |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +33.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- 85 East Timor 6.1% compare
- 86 Tunisia 6.0%
- 87 Tuvalu 5.8% compare
- 88 El Salvador 5.7% compare
- 89 Cook Islands 5.7% compare
- 90 Bangladesh 5.2% compare
- 91 Russia 5.1% compare
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 5.3% 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 WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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