Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 14.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.4%
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
45th
of 221 groups
All-time high
22.2%
in 2015
All-time low
12.2%
in 1975
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 14.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 22.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1975.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 45th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.3% | — |
| 1971 | 13.5% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 13.8% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 14.6% | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 12.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 18.0% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 14.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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