Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 15.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 15.4% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 19.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2002.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 19th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.2% | — |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 15.4% 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2002.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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