Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled was 7.52 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7.52 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
21st
of 43 groups
All-time high
7.57 million
in 1986
All-time low
2.36 million
in 1971
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 7.52 million for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 7.57 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.36 million, in 1971.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 2.75 million
1971 2.36 million -13.9%
1972 2.55 million +7.9%
1973 2.75 million +7.6%
1974 2.90 million +5.8%
1975 3.10 million +6.8%
1976 3.77 million +21.5%
1977 4.18 million +10.9%
1978 4.22 million +1.0%
1979 6.10 million +44.5%
1980 6.39 million +4.8%
1981 6.64 million +3.8%
1982 6.90 million +3.9%
1983 7.08 million +2.6%
1984 7.41 million +4.7%
1985 5.38 million -27.4%
1986 7.57 million +40.8%
1987 7.51 million -0.8%
1988 7.41 million -1.3%
1989 7.20 million -2.9%
1990 7.01 million -2.7%
1991 6.76 million -3.6%
1992 6.62 million -2.1%
1993 6.36 million -3.9%
1994 6.03 million -5.1%
1995 5.79 million -4.0%
1996 5.57 million -3.8%
1997 5.09 million -8.7%
1998 5.63 million +10.6%
1999 4.10 million -27.2%
2000 4.33 million +5.7%
2001 4.05 million -6.4%
2002 3.84 million -5.2%
2003 4.13 million +7.5%
2004 4.44 million +7.4%
2005 4.47 million +0.7%
2006 4.76 million +6.4%
2007 4.98 million +4.7%
2008 5.35 million +7.4%
2009 5.44 million +1.7%
2010 5.70 million +4.7%
2011 5.72 million +0.4%
2012 6.03 million +5.6%
2013 6.89 million +14.2%
2014 7.01 million +1.7%
2015 7.24 million +3.3%
2016 7.45 million +2.9%
2017 7.52 million +1.0%
2018 7.52 million -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.47 million 2.36 million 6.10 million 10
1980s 6.95 million 5.38 million 7.57 million 10
1990s 5.90 million 4.10 million 7.01 million 10
2000s 4.58 million 3.84 million 5.44 million 10
2010s 6.79 million 5.70 million 7.52 million 9

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 763,440 compare
  2. 19 Bangladesh 757,289 compare
  3. 20 Poland 684,955 compare
  4. 21 Thailand 656,118 compare
  5. 22 Spain 621,174 compare
  6. 23 Netherlands 618,788 compare
  7. 24 Philippines 562,545 compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 7.52 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 7.57 million in 1986.
What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.36 million in 1971.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,915 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.