Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
12.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
26.4%
in 1970
All-time low
7.5%
in 2002
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean, 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean is 12.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 26.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2002.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.4% | — |
| 1971 | 21.7% | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 17.9% | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 19.2% | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 18.6% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 19.1% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 17.4% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 17.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 16.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 8.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 13 Uzbekistan 34.2% compare
- 14 Honduras 34.1% compare
- 15 Montenegro 33.8% compare
- 16 Liechtenstein 33.8% compare
- 17 Bulgaria 33.5% compare
- 18 Luxembourg 33.2% compare
- 19 Italy 33.0% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean was 12.6% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2002.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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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