Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.1%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.3%
in 2005
All-time low
0.8%
in 1999
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1997–2024

1231997201020241997: 0.861 %1998: 0.858 %1999: 0.823 %2000: 0.864 %2001: 0.976 %2002: 1.1 %2003: 1.2 %2004: 3.1 %2005: 3.3 %2006: 2.7 %2007: 2.8 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.8 %2010: 2.9 %2011: 2.9 %2012: 2.9 %2013: 2.5 %2014: 2.3 %2015: 2.1 %2016: 2.3 %2017: 2.4 %2018: 2.6 %2019: 2.3 %2020: 2.1 %2021: 2 %2022: 2 %2023: 2.1 %2024: 2.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 2.1% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 3.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1999.

That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 0.9%
1998 0.9% -0.3%
1999 0.8% -4.0%
2000 0.9% +5.0%
2001 1.0% +13.0%
2002 1.1% +13.4%
2003 1.2% +5.4%
2004 3.1% +167.5%
2005 3.3% +6.7%
2006 2.7% -17.9%
2007 2.8% +3.3%
2008 2.5% -12.3%
2009 2.8% +12.2%
2010 2.9% +3.4%
2011 2.9% +2.6%
2012 2.9% -2.3%
2013 2.5% -11.8%
2014 2.3% -10.3%
2015 2.1% -9.1%
2016 2.3% +8.7%
2017 2.4% +7.7%
2018 2.6% +7.0%
2019 2.3% -10.6%
2020 2.1% -10.8%
2021 2.0% -3.9%
2022 2.0% -0.8%
2023 2.1% +4.2%
2024 2.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 3
2000s 2.1% 0.9% 3.3% 10
2010s 2.5% 2.1% 2.9% 10
2020s 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 5

Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

  1. 70 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
  2. 71 Israel 0.3% compare
  3. 72 Barbados 0.3% compare
  4. 73 France 0.3% compare
  5. 74 Brazil 0.3% compare
  6. 75 Latvia 0.1% compare
  7. 76 Hungary 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 309 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 2.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
309 places, 7,367 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release