Panama vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Panama
17.5%
in 2017
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
13.5%
in 2024
Panama rank
58th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
61st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Panama
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Panama currently reports 17.5% against 13.5% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 58th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 61st of 216 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 19.9% | 11.7% | Panama |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 18.1% | 8.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 12.6% | 22.5% | Panama |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 8.9% | 21.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 11.3% | 5.2% | Panama |
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, Panama or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Panama, at 17.5% against 13.5% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Panama and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 4.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Panama and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Panama ranks 58th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 61st 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