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 27.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.2%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
33.5%
in 1996
All-time low
23.6%
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 27.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Euro Area peaked at 33.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2000.
WB: Euro Area ranks 8th 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 | 31.2% | — |
| 1971 | 31.1% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 31.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 30.5% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 30.2% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 29.3% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 30.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 29.1% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 31.3% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 32.6% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 32.1% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 31.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.4% | 29.3% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 29.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 27.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 23.6% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 27.5% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.2% | 27.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Euro Area
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
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 27.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Euro Area?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% 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 23.6% in 2000.
- How does WB: Euro Area rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: Euro Area ranks 8th 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 1.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release