Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 25.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
33.8%
in 1988
All-time low
24.0%
in 2003
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 25.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 33.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2003.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.7% | — |
| 1971 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 30.7% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 30.4% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 31.7% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 32.5% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 29.1% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 30.4% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 27.5% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.0% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 24.9% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.7% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 25.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2003.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release