Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 19.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.5%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
5th
of 45 groups
All-time high
21.3%
in 2015
All-time low
14.6%
in 2002
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 19.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2002.

That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 15.7%
1971 15.7% -0.4%
1972 15.8% +0.6%
1973 16.0% +1.2%
1974 16.1% +1.0%
1975 16.4% +1.6%
1976 16.6% +1.5%
1977 16.9% +1.5%
1978 17.4% +3.2%
1979 17.5% +0.6%
1980 17.6% +0.2%
1981 17.4% -0.8%
1982 18.0% +3.3%
1983 18.3% +2.0%
1984 18.5% +0.9%
1985 18.6% +0.6%
1986 18.7% +0.6%
1987 18.6% -0.7%
1988 18.8% +1.1%
1989 18.4% -2.0%
1990 18.3% -0.6%
1991 17.9% -2.3%
1992 17.4% -2.8%
1993 17.0% -2.1%
1994 16.7% -2.1%
1995 16.8% +1.0%
1996 16.9% +0.6%
1997 16.9% -0.2%
1998 15.9% -5.7%
1999 15.4% -3.4%
2000 15.1% -2.0%
2001 15.0% -0.6%
2002 14.6% -2.3%
2003 15.0% +2.1%
2004 15.6% +4.3%
2005 16.1% +3.1%
2006 16.7% +3.8%
2007 17.3% +3.4%
2008 17.7% +2.8%
2009 18.6% +4.9%
2010 19.6% +5.4%
2011 20.6% +4.8%
2012 21.1% +2.5%
2013 20.7% -1.7%
2014 20.8% +0.4%
2015 21.3% +2.3%
2016 20.8% -2.2%
2017 19.9% -4.1%
2018 19.6% -1.6%
2019 19.5% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.4% 15.7% 17.5% 10
1980s 18.3% 17.4% 18.8% 10
1990s 16.9% 15.4% 18.3% 10
2000s 16.2% 14.6% 18.6% 10
2010s 20.4% 19.5% 21.3% 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 2 Finland 47.8% compare
  2. 3 Slovenia 44.6% compare
  3. 4 Suriname 43.5% compare
  4. 5 Belgium 43.3% compare
  5. 6 Croatia 38.4% compare
  6. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.8% compare
  7. 8 Netherlands 37.4% compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 19.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2002.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,451 data points, 1970–2020
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