Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 13.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
54th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.4%
in 1970
All-time low
7.4%
in 2002
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America, 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: Latin America is 13.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America peaked at 28.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
MDG: Latin America ranks 54th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.4% | — |
| 1971 | 22.6% | -20.5% |
| 1972 | 21.6% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 21.0% | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 19.2% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 18.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 18.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 17.4% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 18.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 8.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America was 13.6% 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: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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