Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.7%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
81st
of 221 groups
All-time high
26.3%
in 1970
All-time low
6.8%
in 2002
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 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 (excluding High Income) stood at 12.7%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 26.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2002.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.3% | — |
| 1971 | 20.9% | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 18.4% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 16.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 7.6% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2002.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st 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 (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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