Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 17.8% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe peaked at 20.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2012.
That places SDG: Europe 13th 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 SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.9% | — |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 18.2% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in SDG: Europe was 17.8% 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 SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- SDG: Europe ranks 13th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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