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 27.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 221 groups
All-time high
34.1%
in 1996
All-time low
24.8%
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 27.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 34.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2003.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 7th 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 | 29.5% | — |
| 1971 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 30.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 29.4% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 28.0% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 29.6% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30.3% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 28.4% | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 28.3% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 28.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 28.4% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 24.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.3% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 28.0% | 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 27.9% 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 34.1% 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 24.8% in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 7th 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 3.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release