Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 18.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2023
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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 18.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 18.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.7% | — |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 12.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.0% | 18.1% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 18.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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