Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 12.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 26.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 82nd 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 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.1% | — |
| 1971 | 21.3% | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 19.6% | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 19.1% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 18.6% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 17.6% | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 16.6% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -29.5% | 11.7% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 16.6% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 8.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 12.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release