Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany

Germany: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female was 17.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
17.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
18th
of 162 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 1997
All-time low
10.6%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1993–2018

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany, 1993–2018

05101520251993200520181993: 20.5 %1994: 21.3 %1995: 21.7 %1996: 22.4 %1997: 23.3 %1998: 16.6 %2002: 16.8 %2003: 16.1 %2004: 15.9 %2005: 15.9 %2006: 15.9 %2007: 15.2 %2008: 15 %2009: 12 %2010: 11.8 %2011: 11.1 %2012: 10.6 %2013: 19.7 %2014: 19.3 %2015: 18.7 %2016: 18.2 %2017: 18.2 %2018: 17.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany is 17.9%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany peaked at 23.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2012.

That places Germany 18th out of 162 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%) in Germany, 1993 to 2018.
Year % Change
1993 20.5%
1994 21.3% +3.9%
1995 21.7% +2.0%
1996 22.4% +3.5%
1997 23.3% +3.7%
1998 16.6% -28.5%
2002 16.8% +0.8%
2003 16.1% -4.0%
2004 15.9% -1.3%
2005 15.9% -0.1%
2006 15.9% +0.2%
2007 15.2% -4.6%
2008 15.0% -1.3%
2009 12.0% -19.9%
2010 11.8% -1.4%
2011 11.1% -6.6%
2012 10.6% -4.0%
2013 19.7% +86.0%
2014 19.3% -2.4%
2015 18.7% -2.7%
2016 18.2% -3.0%
2017 18.2% +0.2%
2018 17.9% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.0% 16.6% 23.3% 6
2000s 15.3% 12.0% 16.8% 8
2010s 16.2% 10.6% 19.7% 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 15 Finland 18.4% compare
  2. 16 Liechtenstein 18.3% compare
  3. 17 Israel 18.0% compare
  4. 19 Poland 17.6% compare
  5. 20 Romania 17.4% compare
  6. 21 Suriname 17.1% compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany?
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany was 17.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 1997.
What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2012.
How does Germany rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female?
Germany ranks 18th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-15-24-year-olds-enrolled-in-vocational-education-female-percent/germany/

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/proportion-of-15-24-year-olds-enrolled-in-vocational-education-female-percent/germany/">Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,371 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of young people aged 15-24 years participating in technical or vocational education either in formal or non-formal (e.g. work-based or other settings) education, on a given date or during a specified period. The figure is calculated as the number of young people aged 15-24 years participating in technical and vocational education at secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary or tertiary levels of education is expressed as a percentage of the population of the same age group. The data source is administrative data from schools and other places of education and training or household survey data on enrolment in technical and vocational programmes by single year of age; population censuses and surveys for population estimates for the age group 15-24 years (if using administrative data on enrolment). Technical and vocational education and training can be offered in a variety of settings including schools and universities, workplace environments and others. Administrative data often capture only provision in formal settings such as schools and universities. Participation rates do not capture the intensity or quality of the provision nor the outcomes of the education and training on offer. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/