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
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1970–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
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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February 2026 Data Release