Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean
MDG: Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 11.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.8%
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
82nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.8%
in 1982
All-time low
8.4%
in 2014
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean is 11.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 16.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2014.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 82nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.7% | — |
| 1971 | 11.7% | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | -27.4% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 10.0% | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +35.6% |
| 1977 | 16.8% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | -33.2% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +42.0% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 16.8% | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 8.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 9.2% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,098 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean was 11.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2014.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in MDG: Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Caribbean 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