Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 12.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 18.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2012.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.5% | — |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -27.5% | 17.9% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 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
- 22 Romania 17.3% compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 12.9% 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2012.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern 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