Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 22.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 22.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 22.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2003.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.1% | — |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.3% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 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 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 22.5% 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 ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2003.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release