Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 16.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 16.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 17.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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 | +27.4% | 12.3% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 11.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 16.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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