SDG: Europe vs Turkey: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education
SDG: Europe
17.8%
in 2024
Turkey
24.2%
in 2023
SDG: Europe rank
13th
Turkey rank
15th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education over time
- SDG: Europe
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 24.2% against 17.8% in SDG: Europe, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times SDG: Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was SDG: Europe ahead.
SDG: Europe ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 15th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, SDG: Europe averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Europe | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 6.9% | 10.0% | SDG: Europe |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 7.4% | 10.0% | SDG: Europe |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 21.6% | 3.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 24.1% | 6.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, SDG: Europe or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 24.2% against 17.8% in SDG: Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education between SDG: Europe and Turkey?
- 6.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Europe and Turkey rank globally for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Europe ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 15th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release