Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe recorded 16.4% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 20.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2012.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 15th 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.2% | — |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.2% | 16.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 16.4% 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2012.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern 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