Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 6.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Caribbean Small States stood at 6.3%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Caribbean Small States peaked at 6.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1974.
That places Caribbean Small States 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.7% | — |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More education data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1373 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 623,110 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 41,622 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 516,603 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Caribbean Small States?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Caribbean Small States was 6.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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