Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 13.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.5%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
55th
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.9%
in 1970
All-time low
7.6%
in 2002
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 13.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 27.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2002.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.9% | — |
| 1971 | 22.7% | -18.6% |
| 1972 | 21.4% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 20.9% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 20.0% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 19.1% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 17.1% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 15.6% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 18.1% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 8.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 13.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2002.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release