Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 14.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
37th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.1%
in 1970
All-time low
7.5%
in 2002
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 14.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 29.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2002.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 37th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.1% | — |
| 1971 | 22.9% | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 22.0% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 19.2% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 19.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 18.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 17.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 17.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 9.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 14.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 14.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2002.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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