Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 16.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Euro Area recorded 16.6% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area peaked at 17.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1999.
WB: Euro Area ranks 7th 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.4% | — |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area 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 | +34.9% | 13.3% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Euro Area was 16.6% 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 WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1999.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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