Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 12.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 12.1% for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2018.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 25.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.7% | — |
| 1971 | 20.9% | -18.4% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 18.8% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 16.9% | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 17.7% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 16.6% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.2% | 16.6% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 8.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 16 Serbia 36.7% compare
- 17 Montenegro 35.6% compare
- 18 New Caledonia 35.0% compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 34.6% compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34.1% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 33.7% compare
- 22 Poland 33.6% 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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latin America & Caribbean was 12.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.