Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 50.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 50.1% for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in 2018.
The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 54.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2004.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54.0% | — |
| 1998 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 53.8% | 54.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 49.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.1% | 52.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 1 Lesotho 72.3% compare
- 2 Barbados 67.6% compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 64.1% compare
- 4 Suriname 63.5% compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 61.5% compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 50.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2004.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.