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 14.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
28th
of 221 groups
All-time high
30.4%
in 1970
All-time low
7.7%
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
MDG: Latin America recorded 14.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in MDG: Latin America peaked at 30.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2002.
That places MDG: Latin America 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 30.4% | — |
| 1971 | 23.7% | -22.0% |
| 1972 | 23.2% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 22.6% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 19.4% | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 17.5% | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 20.6% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -29.6% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 17.5% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 17.9% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.6% | 14.4% | 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 14.4% 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: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% 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 7.7% in 2002.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 28th 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 17.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release