Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area

Euro area: Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who was 38.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
38.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 42 groups
All-time high
52.1%
in 1997
All-time low
38.0%
in 2017
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area, 1997–2018

02040601997200720181997: 52.1 %1998: 51.9 %1999: 50.1 %2000: 50.2 %2001: 49.4 %2002: 49.4 %2003: 49.3 %2004: 45 %2005: 45.1 %2006: 45.7 %2007: 45.8 %2008: 42.2 %2009: 42.7 %2010: 42.8 %2011: 43.2 %2012: 43.3 %2013: 43.6 %2014: 43.4 %2015: 42.3 %2016: 40.5 %2017: 38 %2018: 38 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area is 38.0%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area peaked at 52.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2017.

That places Euro area 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Euro area, 1997 to 2018.
Year % Change
1997 52.1%
1998 51.9% -0.3%
1999 50.1% -3.6%
2000 50.2% +0.2%
2001 49.4% -1.6%
2002 49.4% +0.1%
2003 49.3% -0.2%
2004 45.0% -8.7%
2005 45.1% +0.2%
2006 45.7% +1.4%
2007 45.8% +0.1%
2008 42.2% -7.7%
2009 42.7% +1.2%
2010 42.8% +0.2%
2011 43.2% +0.8%
2012 43.3% +0.3%
2013 43.6% +0.8%
2014 43.4% -0.5%
2015 42.3% -2.6%
2016 40.5% -4.2%
2017 38.0% -6.2%
2018 38.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.4% 50.1% 52.1% 3
2000s 46.5% 42.2% 50.2% 10
2010s 41.7% 38.0% 43.6% 9

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 19 Paraguay 47.3% compare
  2. 20 Honduras 47.3% compare
  3. 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 47.2% compare
  4. 22 China 46.6% compare
  5. 23 Nicaragua 45.5% compare
  6. 24 Estonia 44.8% compare
  7. 25 Slovakia 44.3% compare

See the full ranking of 115 places →

More reference data data for Euro area

All data for Euro area →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area?
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area was 38.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 1997.
What is the lowest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2017.
How does Euro area rank for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who?
Euro area ranks 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
Is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-students-in-lower-secondary-vocational-education-who-are-female-percent/euro-area/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-students-in-lower-secondary-vocational-education-who-are-female-percent/euro-area/">Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Euro area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
115 places, 1,810 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year.