Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 13.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 13.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 18.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2000.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 22nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.2% | — |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.2% | 18.0% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.5% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 13.3% 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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