Mexico vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Mexico
27.2%
in 2024
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
17.0%
in 2024
Mexico rank
32nd
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
35th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Mexico
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 27.2% against 17.0% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 32nd and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 35th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 13.6% | 3.5% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.5% | 0.1% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.1% | 4.5% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 17.3% | 7.9% | Mexico |
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, Mexico or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Mexico, at 27.2% against 17.0% in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Mexico and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 10.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Mexico ranks 32nd and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 35th 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