On the way to 2020: Data for vocational education and training policies: Country statistical overviews
The publication provides a statistical overview of vocational education and training and lifelong learning in European countries. Data are based on international statistics enabling comparisons of countries and statistical averages for the European Union. The report defines a concise set of 31 core statistical indicators quantifying key aspects of VET and lifelong learning to help describe, monitor and compare European countries and their progress. The indicators are selected based on their policy relevance as well as on their importance to achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. Taking 2010 as the baseline year, to coincide with the launch of the strategy and the revised European VET policy framework, 31 core indicators are published for each country – the 27 European Union Member States and, where data are available, for Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.