Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.2%
Change on year
down 5.3%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.0%
in 2015
All-time low
10.1%
in 2001
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 12.2%.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 21.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2001.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.3% | — |
| 1971 | 12.3% | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 12.0% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 14.7% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 14.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 11.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 16.0% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 12.2% 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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