Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 25.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
5th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31.7%
in 1996
All-time low
23.1%
in 2003
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 25.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 31.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2003.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 5th 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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.0% | — |
| 1971 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 26.8% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 26.4% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 26.0% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 26.4% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 27.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 28.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 26.0% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 25.8% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 23.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.5% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe was 25.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 5th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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