Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 11.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: North America and Western Europe is 11.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 11.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1993.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.1% | — |
| 1971 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +31.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: North America and Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +31.9% | 8.5% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
- 29 Belarus 19.7% compare
- 30 Suriname 19.3% compare
- 31 Romania 19.2% compare
- 32 New Zealand 18.6% compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 18.4% compare
- 34 Seychelles 17.9% compare
- 35 Portugal 17.7% compare
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 11.3% 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: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1993.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 32nd 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: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western 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