Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 16.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2023
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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 16.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 17.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 9th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 10.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 16.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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