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 12.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 12.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% 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 26.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2002.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 84th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.0% | — |
| 1971 | 20.9% | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 19.5% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 18.9% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 16.4% | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 18.3% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 17.7% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 18.0% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 16.5% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -30.5% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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 | -30.5% | 11.4% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.0% | 16.4% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 15.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 7.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 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 12.5% 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 26.0% 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 6.9% 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 84th 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 11.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release