Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 22.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.4%
in 1996
All-time low
21.3%
in 2003
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 22.3% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 29.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2003.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.1% | — |
| 1971 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 24.5% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 24.1% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 23.6% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 25.6% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 26.3% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 26.1% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 27.7% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 23.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 25.0% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 23.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.3% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.1% | 22.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe was 22.3% 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: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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.
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February 2026 Data Release