China vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
China
17.7%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
13.5%
in 2024
China rank
57th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
56th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- China
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
China currently reports 17.7% against 13.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
China ranks 57th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 56th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 19.1% | 18.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 18.1% | 11.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 1.1% | China |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 9.2% | 7.1% | China |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 11.7% | 8.7% | China |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 12.7% | 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- China, at 17.7% against 13.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 4.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do China and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- China ranks 57th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 56th 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