Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 15.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 15.9% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 17.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 11th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.5% | — |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 15.9% 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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