Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand

SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
49th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.2%
in 1987
All-time low
13.0%
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand stood at 13.0%.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 18.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2021.

That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 49th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%) in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 15.4%
1971 15.4% -0.2%
1972 15.4% +0.4%
1973 15.1% -2.3%
1974 15.0% -0.6%
1975 14.9% -0.5%
1976 15.2% +1.7%
1977 15.1% -0.3%
1978 15.3% +1.3%
1979 15.8% +3.1%
1980 15.7% -1.0%
1981 16.5% +5.1%
1982 16.3% -1.1%
1983 16.9% +3.8%
1984 17.0% +0.3%
1985 17.3% +2.3%
1986 18.2% +4.8%
1987 18.2% +0.4%
1988 18.1% -1.1%
1989 17.6% -2.4%
1990 18.1% +2.6%
1991 17.9% -1.2%
1992 17.2% -4.0%
1993 17.5% +2.1%
1994 17.7% +1.1%
1995 17.6% -0.7%
1996 17.6% +0.1%
1997 16.8% -4.2%
1998 14.3% -14.8%
1999 14.6% +1.7%
2000 13.7% -6.1%
2001 14.0% +2.1%
2002 13.9% -0.6%
2003 13.7% -1.7%
2004 15.0% +9.7%
2005 15.4% +2.5%
2006 14.6% -4.8%
2007 14.7% +0.5%
2008 14.5% -1.4%
2009 14.2% -2.0%
2010 14.4% +1.7%
2011 14.3% -1.2%
2012 14.2% -0.8%
2013 15.7% +10.6%
2014 15.2% -2.8%
2015 14.8% -3.0%
2016 14.8% -0.0%
2017 14.8% +0.3%
2018 14.4% -2.9%
2019 14.3% -0.8%
2020 13.0% -8.9%
2021 13.0% -0.3%
2022 13.0% +0.2%
2023 13.1% +0.6%
2024 13.0% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.3% 14.9% 15.8% 10
1980s 17.2% 15.7% 18.2% 10
1990s 16.9% 14.3% 18.1% 10
2000s 14.4% 13.7% 15.4% 10
2010s 14.7% 14.2% 15.7% 10
2020s 13.0% 13.0% 13.1% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand

  1. 46 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.3% compare
  2. 47 Estonia 17.1% compare
  3. 48 Latvia 17.0% compare
  4. 49 Denmark 17.0% compare
  5. 50 Guadeloupe 16.9% compare
  6. 51 Cameroon 16.7% compare
  7. 52 Egypt 16.5% compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 13.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1987.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2021.
How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 49th 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, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 18,056 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release