Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 18.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 18.5%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 18.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.5% | — |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +31.5% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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 | +31.5% | 13.9% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.4% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 18.5% 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release