Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 14.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 14.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 19.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2012.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 17th 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.4% | — |
| 2000 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 14 Montenegro 22.8% compare
- 15 Turkey 22.6% compare
- 16 Switzerland 22.5% compare
- 17 Netherlands 21.1% compare
- 18 Luxembourg 21.1% compare
- 19 Bulgaria 20.9% compare
- 20 Serbia 20.4% compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 14.7% 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2012.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern 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