Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Euro Area
WB: Euro Area: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 21.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.3%
in 1996
All-time low
20.3%
in 2000
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Euro Area, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Euro Area stood at 21.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Euro Area peaked at 29.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2000.
WB: Euro Area ranks 10th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Euro Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.5% | — |
| 1971 | 25.6% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 25.8% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 25.0% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 24.7% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 24.3% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 25.1% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 25.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 27.7% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 27.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 28.9% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 29.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 29.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.3% | 24.3% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 26.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 23.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.8% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Euro Area
More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,621 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Euro Area?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Euro Area was 21.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in WB: Euro Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Euro Area 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