Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

Sub-Saharan Africa
5.8%
in 2018
Uruguay
23.9%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th
Uruguay rank
33rd

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 23.9% against 5.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 7.8% 19.3% 11.5% Uruguay
1980s 8.8% 14.6% 5.8% Uruguay
1990s 7.9% 17.1% 9.2% Uruguay
2000s 6.8% 15.4% 8.7% Uruguay
2010s 6.0% 20.3% 14.3% 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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 23.9% against 5.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?
18.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,451 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed