Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1992–2020
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 WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 1.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 1.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2011.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.4% | — |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 1.1% 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 WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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