Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 16.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.8%
in 1990
All-time low
16.0%
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 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 and Northern America stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 20.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 46th 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 and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.1% | — |
| 1971 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 16.6% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 17.6% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 18.8% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 20.6% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 18.0% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 17.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 16.0% 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 and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 46th 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 and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release