Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 50.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
50.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
3rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
54.0%
in 1999
All-time low
49.5%
in 2004
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2018

02040601997200720181997: 53.7 %1998: 53.6 %1999: 54 %2000: 52.5 %2001: 51.8 %2002: 51.1 %2003: 53.8 %2004: 49.5 %2005: 49.9 %2006: 51 %2007: 52.2 %2008: 52.2 %2009: 52.3 %2010: 52.3 %2011: 52.4 %2012: 52.1 %2013: 50.7 %2014: 50.4 %2015: 50.3 %2016: 50.2 %2017: 50 %2018: 50 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 50.0%.

The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 54.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2004.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997 to 2018.
Year % Change
1997 53.7%
1998 53.6% -0.2%
1999 54.0% +0.7%
2000 52.5% -2.8%
2001 51.8% -1.2%
2002 51.1% -1.4%
2003 53.8% +5.3%
2004 49.5% -8.0%
2005 49.9% +0.7%
2006 51.0% +2.2%
2007 52.2% +2.4%
2008 52.2% +0.1%
2009 52.3% +0.1%
2010 52.3% +0.1%
2011 52.4% +0.1%
2012 52.1% -0.5%
2013 50.7% -2.7%
2014 50.4% -0.7%
2015 50.3% -0.2%
2016 50.2% -0.2%
2017 50.0% -0.3%
2018 50.0% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.7% 53.6% 54.0% 3
2000s 51.6% 49.5% 53.8% 10
2010s 50.9% 50.0% 52.4% 9

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 1 Lesotho 72.3% compare
  2. 2 Barbados 67.6% compare
  3. 3 Antigua and Barbuda 64.1% compare
  4. 4 Suriname 63.5% compare
  5. 5 Dominican Republic 61.5% compare
  6. 6 Kuwait 60.9% compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 50.0% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2004.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

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.