Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female was 1.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
33rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.1%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1994–2019

00.250.50.7511994200620191994: 0.725 %1995: 0.714 %1996: 0.701 %1997: 0.687 %1998: 0.677 %1999: 0.69 %2000: 0.701 %2001: 0.706 %2002: 0.735 %2003: 0.75 %2004: 0.767 %2005: 0.764 %2006: 0.788 %2007: 0.818 %2008: 0.85 %2009: 0.891 %2010: 0.911 %2011: 0.827 %2012: 0.796 %2013: 0.774 %2014: 0.866 %2015: 0.881 %2016: 0.975 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa is 1.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 0.7%
1995 0.7% -1.5%
1996 0.7% -1.9%
1997 0.7% -2.0%
1998 0.7% -1.5%
1999 0.7% +1.9%
2000 0.7% +1.6%
2001 0.7% +0.8%
2002 0.7% +4.0%
2003 0.8% +2.1%
2004 0.8% +2.3%
2005 0.8% -0.5%
2006 0.8% +3.2%
2007 0.8% +3.7%
2008 0.8% +3.9%
2009 0.9% +4.8%
2010 0.9% +2.3%
2011 0.8% -9.2%
2012 0.8% -3.8%
2013 0.8% -2.7%
2014 0.9% +11.8%
2015 0.9% +1.8%
2016 1.0% +10.7%
2017 1.1% +10.5%
2018 1.1% +1.4%
2019 1.1% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.1% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,371 data points, 1970–2019
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Percentage of young people aged 15-24 years participating in technical or vocational education either in formal or non-formal (e.g. work-based or other settings) education, on a given date or during a specified period. The figure is calculated as the number of young people aged 15-24 years participating in technical and vocational education at secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary or tertiary levels of education is expressed as a percentage of the population of the same age group. The data source is administrative data from schools and other places of education and training or household survey data on enrolment in technical and vocational programmes by single year of age; population censuses and surveys for population estimates for the age group 15-24 years (if using administrative data on enrolment). Technical and vocational education and training can be offered in a variety of settings including schools and universities, workplace environments and others. Administrative data often capture only provision in formal settings such as schools and universities. Participation rates do not capture the intensity or quality of the provision nor the outcomes of the education and training on offer. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/