Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia recorded 16.4% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 18.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2000.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th 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: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.3% | — |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25.3% | 14.0% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.3% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 16.4% 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: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th 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: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & 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