Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 5.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 6.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 75th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.1% | — |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 72 El Salvador 5.8% compare
- 73 Philippines 5.7% compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 5.6% compare
- 75 Aruba 5.6% compare
- 76 Paraguay 5.5% compare
- 77 Ireland 5.3% compare
- 78 Andorra 5.2% compare
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 75th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release