China vs MDG: Latin America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
China
17.7%
in 2024
MDG: Latin America
13.6%
in 2024
China rank
57th
MDG: Latin America rank
54th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- China
- MDG: Latin America
How they compare
China currently reports 17.7% against 13.6% in MDG: Latin America, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times MDG: Latin America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Latin America ahead.
China ranks 57th and MDG: Latin America ranks 54th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and MDG: Latin America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | MDG: Latin America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 19.7% | 18.6% | MDG: Latin America |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 18.3% | 11.7% | MDG: Latin America |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 1.1% | China |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 9.1% | 7.1% | China |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 11.8% | 8.5% | China |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 12.8% | 5.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, China or MDG: Latin America?
- China, at 17.7% against 13.6% in MDG: Latin America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between China and MDG: Latin America?
- 4.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and MDG: Latin America?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do China and MDG: Latin America rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- China ranks 57th and MDG: Latin America ranks 54th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release