Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.8%
in 1985
All-time low
13.2%
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 18.1%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 21.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1974.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.4% | — |
| 1971 | 13.6% | -21.8% |
| 1972 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 15.4% | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 16.8% | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 16.9% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 18.5% | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 18.7% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 21.8% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 21.2% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.9% | 13.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 17.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 16.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.1% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 15 Liechtenstein 34.3% compare
- 16 Serbia 34.1% compare
- 17 Switzerland 33.7% compare
- 18 Italy 32.2% compare
- 19 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 31.9% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 30.8% compare
- 21 Montenegro 30.6% 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 18.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1974.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 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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