Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in French Guiana
French Guiana: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 15.2% in 1997. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in French Guiana, 1971–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in French Guiana is 15.2%, measured in 1997.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in French Guiana peaked at 31.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1996.
That places French Guiana 68th out of 216 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.6% | — |
| 1972 | 21.3% | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 22.7% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | +23.0% |
| 1975 | 26.8% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 28.8% | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 31.2% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 25.7% | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 27.9% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 30.6% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 30.2% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 29.5% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 27.8% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 21.3% | 31.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 25.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.0% | 22.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More education data for French Guiana
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 802 (1996)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 593 (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,098 (1996)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,150 (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (1997)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,350 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (1984)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,006 (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in French Guiana?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in French Guiana was 15.2% in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1996.
- How does French Guiana rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- French Guiana ranks 68th out of 216 countries with data for 1997.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Guiana 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release