Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 12.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.1%
in 2019
All-time low
10.9%
in 2002
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 12.9% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 17.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2002.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 20th 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: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.9% | — |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- 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
- 23 Israel 17.1% compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2002.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 20th 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: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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