Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 15.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
15.5%
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
50th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.2%
in 2012
All-time low
15.5%
in 2024
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) is 15.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 23.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 19.1% | — |
| 1982 | 19.2% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.0% | 19.1% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 17.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.5% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 15.5% 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: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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