Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe, 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 SDG: Europe is 13.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe peaked at 16.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2012.
That places SDG: Europe 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.6% | — |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe 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 | +28.9% | 12.1% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 15 Luxembourg 20.4% compare
- 16 Seychelles 20.3% compare
- 17 Netherlands 20.3% compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 19.4% compare
- 19 Switzerland 19.3% compare
- 20 Serbia 19.1% compare
- 21 Bulgaria 17.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe was 13.4% 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 SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Europe ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release