MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean vs Puerto Rico: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
14.2%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
25.1%
in 2023
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
31st
Puerto Rico rank
30th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 25.1% against 14.2% in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.8 times MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 31st and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 0.0% | 19.2% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 0.0% | 15.3% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 3.6% | 8.7% | MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 25.1% | 10.9% | Puerto Rico |
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, MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 25.1% against 14.2% in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Puerto Rico?
- 10.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Puerto Rico?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 31st and Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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