Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
53rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.2%
in 1994
All-time low
12.1%
in 2000
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 12.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 17.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 53rd 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.3% | — |
| 1971 | 13.6% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 13.0% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 13.5% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 13.4% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 14.8% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 13.4% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 12.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 12.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: North America and 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release