Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 19.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area stood at 19.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area peaked at 20.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1999.
WB: Euro Area ranks 5th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.8% | — |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area 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 | +26.8% | 15.8% | 20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area was 19.4% 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 WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1999.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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