Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 14.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia recorded 14.5% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 17.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 16th 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.8% | — |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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 | +29.9% | 12.3% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- 13 Turkey 21.0% compare
- 14 Belgium 21.0% compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 14.5% 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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