Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 18.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe peaked at 18.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2012.
That places SDG: Europe 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.3% | — |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.1% | 18.3% | 10 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe was 18.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Europe ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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