Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 49.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean is 49.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 53.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2004.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 4th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.5% | — |
| 1998 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 53.4% | 53.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.1% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 49.8% | 51.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & Caribbean was 49.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2004.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 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.