Mexico vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Mexico
27.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
29.4%
in 2023
Mexico rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
30th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 29.4% against 27.2% in Mexico, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 30th of 213 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 18.5% | 3.9% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 19.8% | 9.0% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 17.9% | 4.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 26.0% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 30.2% | 5.4% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 29.4% against 27.2% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 2.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Mexico ranks 32nd and Uruguay 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, 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