Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
168
Highest
49.3%
Vanuatu
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
6.2%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,504
What the numbers show
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%) is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 49.3% in Vanuatu; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 9.3%.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 6,902.6%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 100.0%).
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 49.3% | 2023 | up 6,902.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Slovenia | 37.3% | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 31.5% | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 31.4% | 2021 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Czechia | 31.2% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 29.6% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 28.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 8 | Slovakia | 27.2% | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 9 | Croatia | 26.5% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.7% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 11 | Belgium | 25.6% | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 25.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 25.5% | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 25.1% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 24.2% | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 24.1% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 17 | Singapore | 24.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Montenegro | 23.9% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 19 | Norway | 22.8% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 20 | Germany | 22.3% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 21.9% | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 21.8% | 2024 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 21.8% | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 21.5% | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 21.1% | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 26 | France | 21.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 20.3% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 19.8% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 29 | Belarus | 19.7% | 2024 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 30 | Suriname | 19.3% | 2015 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 19.2% | 2023 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 32 | New Zealand | 18.6% | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 18.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Seychelles | 17.9% | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Portugal | 17.7% | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 36 | Latvia | 17.3% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.1% | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 16.4% | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 39 | Ukraine | 15.8% | 2024 | up 181.2% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 15.6% | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 14.8% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 42 | Uruguay | 14.6% | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 14.4% | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 14.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 14.1% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 46 | Cuba | 13.5% | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 13.1% | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 12.9% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 12.8% | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 50 | Thailand | 12.5% | 2025 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 51 | Indonesia | 12.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 52 | Iceland | 12.4% | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 53 | Korea | 12.0% | 2024 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 11.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Albania | 11.6% | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 11.5% | 2024 | up 208.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 11.2% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 58 | Tonga | 11.0% | 2024 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.7% | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 10.7% | 2024 | up 1,810.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Malta | 10.4% | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 62 | Ireland | 10.1% | 2022 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Lithuania | 9.5% | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 64 | Cyprus | 9.5% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.9% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 66 | Philippines | 8.8% | 2024 | up 215.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Mongolia | 8.7% | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 8.5% | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 69 | Cameroon | 8.5% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 70 | Andorra | 8.2% | 2024 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Morocco | 8.1% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.9% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 7.8% | 2025 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 74 | Aruba | 7.8% | 2011 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 75 | Panama | 7.7% | 2017 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 76 | Canada | 7.5% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 7.5% | 2023 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Libya | 7.4% | 1983 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 7.4% | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 80 | Algeria | 7.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 6.7% | 2022 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 6.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 6.5% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.2% | 2023 | up 1,987.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Timor-Leste | 6.1% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Tunisia | 6.0% | 1985 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 87 | Tuvalu | 5.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | El Salvador | 5.7% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 89 | Cook Islands | 5.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 5.2% | 2024 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Russian Federation | 5.1% | 2023 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 5.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 93 | Brazil | 5.1% | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 94 | Rwanda | 4.9% | 2024 | up 23.5% | flat |
| 95 | Bahrain | 4.7% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 96 | Mauritius | 4.6% | 2020 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.6% | 2015 | up 1,142.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Togo | 4.5% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 4.4% | 2024 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Palestine, State of | 4.3% | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Malaysia | 4.1% | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 102 | Kiribati | 3.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Mali | 3.9% | 2018 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 104 | Georgia | 3.8% | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 105 | Hong Kong, China | 3.6% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 107 | South Africa | 3.3% | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 108 | Ghana | 3.2% | 2024 | up 208.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Burundi | 3.2% | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9% | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Botswana | 2.7% | 2003 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 112 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.7% | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 113 | Jordan | 2.6% | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.4% | 2018 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 115 | India | 2.3% | 2025 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.3% | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 2.2% | 2023 | up 392.3% | flat |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.2% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 119 | San Marino | 2.2% | 2024 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Benin | 2.1% | 2022 | up 69.6% | flat |
| 121 | Belize | 2.0% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 122 | Cape Verde | 2.0% | 2022 | up 61.1% | falling |
| 123 | Senegal | 1.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Iraq | 1.8% | 2007 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 125 | Bermuda | 1.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 1.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 1.5% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Ethiopia | 1.5% | 2015 | up 673.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Macau, China | 1.5% | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 130 | Burkina Faso | 1.4% | 2024 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 131 | Fiji | 1.4% | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 1.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 1.3% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Niger | 1.2% | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Mozambique | 1.2% | 2015 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 136 | Oman | 1.0% | 2024 | up 3,303.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9% | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Qatar | 0.9% | 2024 | up 280.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Lesotho | 0.8% | 2012 | up 247.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Marshall Islands | 0.8% | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Peru | 0.8% | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Central African Republic | 0.5% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 147 | Eritrea | 0.5% | 2018 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 148 | Myanmar | 0.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Guyana | 0.3% | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Gambia | 0.3% | 1986 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 151 | Chad | 0.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritania | 0.1% | 2020 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Naoero | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2007 | — | falling |
| 153 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Niue | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 26.2%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 22.5%
- WB: European Union 22.5%
- WB: Euro Area 22.0%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 21.9%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 21.8%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 21.7%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 20.8%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 20.5%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 18.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 18.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 18.0%
- SDG: Europe 17.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 17.7%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 16.4%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 16.2%
- AIMS: Central Asia 15.6%
- SDG: Central Asia 15.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 15.4%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 14.7%
- UIS: Central Asia 14.5%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 14.3%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 14.3%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 13.1%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 12.8%
- WB: Oecd Members 12.6%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 11.9%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 11.7%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 11.7%
- MDG: Developed Regions 11.3%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 11.3%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 11.3%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 10.9%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 10.7%
- AIMS: Pacific 10.7%
- SDG: Oceania 10.7%
- MDG: Northern Africa 10.7%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 10.1%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 9.8%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 9.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release