Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia recorded 18.2% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 20.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.7% | — |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 15.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.1% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 18.2% 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?
- 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 10th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia 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