Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
54th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.8%
in 1987
All-time low
12.5%
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America is 12.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 17.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.2% | — |
| 1971 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.5% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 15.3% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 17.8% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 17.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 17.2% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 14.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 15.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 13.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 12.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release