Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 24.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.4%
in 1988
All-time low
21.7%
in 2003
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 24.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 29.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2003.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.8% | — |
| 1971 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 24.9% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 25.3% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 28.6% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 28.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 29.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.8% | 24.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 25.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 23.9% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 21.7% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.2% | 24.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0545 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.42 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 244,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.4287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0754 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 24.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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