Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
169
Highest
34.0%
Vanuatu
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
4.7%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,543
What the numbers show
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 34.0% in Vanuatu; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.7%, and the mean is 7.3%.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 5,125.1%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 100.0%).
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 34.0% | 2023 | up 5,014.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Slovenia | 30.1% | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 26.6% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | Czechia | 26.1% | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Slovakia | 23.8% | 2024 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 8 | Croatia | 22.9% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 22.9% | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 10 | Singapore | 22.3% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Montenegro | 21.7% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 21.4% | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 21.0% | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 21.0% | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 20.4% | 2024 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 16 | Seychelles | 20.3% | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 20.3% | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 19.4% | 2021 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | 19.3% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 19.1% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 17.6% | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 17.3% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 23 | Israel | 17.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 17.1% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 25 | France | 16.9% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 16.9% | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 16.9% | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 16.8% | 2024 | up 193.8% | rising |
| 29 | Suriname | 16.6% | 2015 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 16.5% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 15.8% | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 15.3% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 15.2% | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.8% | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 14.1% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 36 | Chile | 13.1% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 37 | Ukraine | 12.3% | 2024 | up 263.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 12.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Greece | 12.2% | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 12.1% | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 12.0% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 42 | Portugal | 11.7% | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 43 | Cuba | 11.1% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 10.9% | 2023 | up 36.8% | flat |
| 45 | New Zealand | 10.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 10.6% | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 47 | Armenia | 10.3% | 2024 | up 377.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Viet Nam | 10.2% | 2022 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | 9.9% | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 50 | Indonesia | 9.7% | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Malta | 9.4% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 9.1% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 9.1% | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 8.9% | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 8.9% | 2025 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 56 | Korea | 8.5% | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 57 | Tonga | 8.4% | 2024 | up 1,286.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Guatemala | 8.4% | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 59 | Estonia | 8.3% | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 8.0% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 61 | Libya | 7.7% | 1983 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 62 | Denmark | 7.5% | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.5% | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 64 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.3% | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 65 | Canada | 7.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 7.0% | 2017 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 6.8% | 2024 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Angola | 6.4% | 2023 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Lithuania | 6.4% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 6.3% | 2025 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Brazil | 6.2% | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 72 | El Salvador | 5.8% | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 73 | Philippines | 5.7% | 2024 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.6% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 75 | Aruba | 5.6% | 2011 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 76 | Paraguay | 5.5% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 77 | Ireland | 5.3% | 2022 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Andorra | 5.2% | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 79 | South Africa | 5.2% | 2023 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 5.2% | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Iceland | 5.2% | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 4.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Timor-Leste | 4.8% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 4.8% | 2024 | up 2,742.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.7% | 2023 | up 1,006.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Lebanon | 4.4% | 2022 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 4.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 88 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.2% | 2015 | up 5,125.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 3.8% | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 3.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Palestine, State of | 3.7% | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 3.7% | 1985 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 3.5% | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 94 | Cook Islands | 3.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Burundi | 3.3% | 2025 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Albania | 3.1% | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 97 | Togo | 2.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 2.9% | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Mali | 2.7% | 2018 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 2.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 101 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.5% | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 102 | India | 2.5% | 2025 | up 730.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritius | 2.4% | 2020 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 2.4% | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 2.3% | 2023 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Kiribati | 2.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 2.2% | 2024 | up 271.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 2.2% | 2024 | up 53.7% | falling |
| 109 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.2% | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0% | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Senegal | 2.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Tuvalu | 1.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Belize | 1.9% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 114 | Malaysia | 1.9% | 2024 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 1.9% | 2023 | up 188.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Hong Kong, China | 1.8% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 1.7% | 2015 | up 966.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Botswana | 1.6% | 2003 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 119 | San Marino | 1.5% | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | 1.3% | 2015 | up 440.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 1.3% | 2022 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.3% | 2018 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Ghana | 1.2% | 2024 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 1.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.1% | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 126 | British Virgin Islands | 1.1% | 2024 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Niger | 1.1% | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Benin | 1.0% | 2022 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Peru | 0.9% | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 0.9% | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 132 | Oman | 0.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Marshall Islands | 0.8% | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Macau, China | 0.8% | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 135 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Qatar | 0.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Iraq | 0.6% | 2007 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2015 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 140 | Bahrain | 0.5% | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Bermuda | 0.5% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Fiji | 0.5% | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Eritrea | 0.4% | 2018 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 144 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Afghanistan | 0.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 0.3% | 2023 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Myanmar | 0.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 0.3% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Chad | 0.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Gambia | 0.1% | 1986 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 152 | Mauritania | 0.1% | 2020 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Naoero | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2007 | — | falling |
| 153 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Niue | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 20.7%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 18.3%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 17.2%
- WB: European Union 17.2%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 17.2%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 16.8%
- WB: Euro Area 16.6%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 16.6%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 16.1%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 16.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 15.9%
- AIMS: Central Asia 15.6%
- SDG: Central Asia 15.6%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 14.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 14.5%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 14.5%
- UIS: Central Asia 14.3%
- SDG: Europe 13.4%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 12.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 12.9%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 12.2%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 12.2%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 12.1%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 11.9%
- WB: Oecd Members 10.7%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 10.7%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 9.4%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 9.2%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 9.1%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 9.1%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 8.9%
- MDG: Developed Regions 8.8%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 8.5%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 8.3%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 8.2%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 8.1%
- MDG: Northern Africa 8.0%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 7.8%
- AIMS: Pacific 7.8%
- SDG: Oceania 7.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release