Japan vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Japan
11.9%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
12.5%
in 2024
Japan rank
86th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
84th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Japan
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 12.5% against 11.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
Japan ranks 86th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 84th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 0.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 16.6% | 2.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.4% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.6% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 0.7% | Japan |
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, Japan or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), at 12.5% against 11.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 0.6%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Japan ranks 86th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 84th 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, male (%). 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