Puerto Rico vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Puerto Rico
25.1%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
14.2%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
30th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
30th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Puerto Rico
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 25.1% against 14.2% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.8 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 30th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 19.2% | 19.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 15.3% | 15.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 12.3% | 8.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 14.2% | 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, Puerto Rico or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Puerto Rico, at 25.1% against 14.2% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Puerto Rico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 10.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Puerto Rico ranks 30th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 213 countries.
- 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