Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: European Union
WB: European Union: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 19.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: European Union, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: European Union is 19.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: European Union peaked at 20.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2003.
WB: European Union ranks 3rd 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: European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.4% | — |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.1% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: European Union
More education data for WB: European Union
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 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 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: European Union?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: European Union was 19.9% 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: European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2003.
- How does WB: European Union rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: European Union ranks 3rd 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: European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: European Union 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