Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre was 0.3886 units per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.3886 units per square kilometre for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in 2018.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.389 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.124 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.124 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1363 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1465 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1537 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1623 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1909 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.209 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2159 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3092 units per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3171 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.329 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3403 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3476 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3628 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2624 units per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3733 units per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3692 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3643 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3578 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3517 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3405 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3345 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3225 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3087 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2895 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2625 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2983 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2229 units per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2343 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2197 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2065 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2205 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2368 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2382 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.25 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2613 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2803 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2849 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2982 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.299 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3142 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3579 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3641 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3756 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3855 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.389 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3886 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1789 units per square kilometre | 0.124 units per square kilometre | 0.3092 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3424 units per square kilometre | 0.2624 units per square kilometre | 0.3733 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3031 units per square kilometre | 0.2229 units per square kilometre | 0.3517 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2433 units per square kilometre | 0.2065 units per square kilometre | 0.2849 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3524 units per square kilometre | 0.2982 units per square kilometre | 0.389 units per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 23 Rwanda 3.59 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Türkiye 3.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Guam 3.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Slovenia 3.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Guatemala 3.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 3.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Korea 3.01 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.3886 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.389 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.124 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, vocational pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.