Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
41.7%
Vanuatu
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
5.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,601
What the numbers show
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 41.7% in Vanuatu; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.5%, and the mean is 8.2%.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 5,996.7%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 100.0%).
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 41.7% | 2023 | up 5,996.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Slovenia | 33.9% | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 28.7% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 28.2% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 27.3% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 7 | Slovakia | 25.5% | 2024 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 25.4% | 2021 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.9% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Croatia | 24.8% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 23.5% | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 23.4% | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 13 | Singapore | 23.2% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Montenegro | 22.8% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 15 | Türkiye | 22.6% | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 22.5% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 21.1% | 2023 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 21.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 20.9% | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 20.4% | 2024 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 21 | Italy | 20.4% | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 19.8% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 19.2% | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 24 | Seychelles | 19.0% | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 19.0% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 18.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 18.6% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 18.3% | 2023 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 29 | Belarus | 18.3% | 2024 | up 145.7% | rising |
| 30 | Suriname | 18.0% | 2015 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 17.8% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 17.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 16.3% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.0% | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 15.7% | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 36 | Israel | 15.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 14.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Portugal | 14.7% | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 14.4% | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 14.1% | 2024 | up 211.3% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 13.9% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 13.5% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 43 | Chile | 12.9% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 44 | Cuba | 12.4% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 12.3% | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 46 | Mexico | 12.1% | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 12.0% | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 48 | Estonia | 11.3% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 49 | Indonesia | 11.1% | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 11.0% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 51 | Denmark | 11.0% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 52 | Armenia | 10.9% | 2024 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 10.9% | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 54 | Thailand | 10.7% | 2025 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 55 | Korea | 10.4% | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 56 | Malta | 10.0% | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 57 | Tonga | 9.8% | 2024 | up 334.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.0% | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 59 | Iceland | 8.9% | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 8.8% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 61 | Morocco | 8.5% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 62 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2% | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 8.0% | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 7.9% | 2024 | up 1,878.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 7.9% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 66 | Ireland | 7.8% | 2022 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Libya | 7.5% | 1983 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 7.3% | 2017 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 69 | Albania | 7.3% | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 70 | Honduras | 7.3% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 71 | Canada | 7.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Philippines | 7.2% | 2024 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 7.1% | 2025 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Angola | 6.9% | 2023 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Cameroon | 6.9% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 76 | Andorra | 6.8% | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.7% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 78 | Cyprus | 6.7% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 79 | Aruba | 6.7% | 2011 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 80 | Mongolia | 6.6% | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 5.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 5.8% | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 83 | Brazil | 5.6% | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 5.6% | 2022 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 5.6% | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Timor-Leste | 5.5% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 5.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.4% | 2023 | up 1,416.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Paraguay | 5.3% | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 90 | Tunisia | 4.9% | 1985 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 91 | Cook Islands | 4.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.4% | 2015 | up 1,848.1% | volatile |
| 93 | South Africa | 4.3% | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Rwanda | 4.2% | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 95 | Palestine, State of | 4.0% | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Tuvalu | 3.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | 3.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 98 | Russian Federation | 3.7% | 2023 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 3.7% | 2024 | up 293.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritius | 3.5% | 2020 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 3.3% | 2018 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 3.2% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 103 | Burundi | 3.2% | 2025 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Malaysia | 3.1% | 2024 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 105 | Kiribati | 3.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Bahrain | 2.9% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 2.9% | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Hong Kong, China | 2.7% | 2024 | up 229.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5% | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 111 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.4% | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 112 | Jordan | 2.4% | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 113 | India | 2.4% | 2025 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Ghana | 2.2% | 2024 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Botswana | 2.1% | 2003 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 2.1% | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 2.1% | 2023 | up 271.3% | falling |
| 118 | Belize | 2.0% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 119 | Senegal | 1.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | San Marino | 1.8% | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.8% | 2018 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.7% | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 1.7% | 2022 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 1.6% | 2015 | up 802.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Benin | 1.5% | 2022 | up 48.7% | falling |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 1.5% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Iraq | 1.2% | 2007 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 128 | Lesotho | 1.2% | 2015 | up 384.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Niger | 1.1% | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 1.1% | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 131 | Macau, China | 1.1% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 132 | Bermuda | 1.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 1.1% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 134 | British Virgin Islands | 1.0% | 2024 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Afghanistan | 1.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Oman | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5,214.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Fiji | 0.9% | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2015 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 139 | Peru | 0.8% | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Qatar | 0.8% | 2024 | up 359.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Marshall Islands | 0.8% | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5% | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Eritrea | 0.4% | 2018 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 0.4% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 149 | Myanmar | 0.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Guyana | 0.3% | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Gambia | 0.2% | 1986 | down 56.1% | rising |
| 152 | Chad | 0.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritania | 0.1% | 2020 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Naoero | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2007 | — | falling |
| 154 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Niue | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 23.5%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 20.0%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 19.9%
- WB: European Union 19.9%
- WB: Euro Area 19.4%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 19.4%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 19.3%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 18.8%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 18.5%
- SDG: Europe 18.3%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 17.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 16.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 16.4%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 16.4%
- AIMS: Central Asia 15.6%
- SDG: Central Asia 15.6%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 14.7%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 14.7%
- UIS: Central Asia 14.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 14.2%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 14.2%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 13.3%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 13.3%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 12.4%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 11.9%
- WB: Oecd Members 11.8%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 10.6%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 10.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 10.5%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 10.2%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 10.2%
- MDG: Developed Regions 10.2%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 9.8%
- MDG: Northern Africa 9.4%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 9.3%
- AIMS: Pacific 9.3%
- SDG: Oceania 9.3%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 9.1%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 9.0%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 9.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release