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 11.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.4%
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
67th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.9%
in 1982
All-time low
7.1%
in 2010
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean, 1971–2024
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 11.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean peaked at 16.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2010.
That places MDG: Caribbean 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.6% | — |
| 1972 | 7.4% | -23.2% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 8.2% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +37.7% |
| 1977 | 14.7% | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 10.7% | -27.4% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +39.8% |
| 1981 | 15.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 14.6% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 7.4% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 7.8% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caribbean
- 64 Sierra Leone 14.6% compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 14.4% compare
- 66 French Polynesia 14.3% compare
- 67 Germany 14.0% compare
- 68 Iceland 13.8% compare
- 69 Argentina 13.7% compare
- 70 Greece 13.5% compare
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), 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 727,761 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 419,656 (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 11.4% 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 16.9% 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 7.1% in 2010.
- How does MDG: Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 67th 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 57.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release