Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in North America
North America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in North America, 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 North America stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in North America peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1974.
That places North America 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -44.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +26645.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +94.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +49.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in North America?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in North America was 0.4% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1974.
- How does North America rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- North America ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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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