Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both was 6.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both in Latin America & Caribbean, 1985–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 6.9% for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 6.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1999.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.4% | — |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +56.4% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both in Latin America & Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +56.4% | 3.9% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 8 Uzbekistan 23.8% compare
- 9 Liechtenstein 23.3% compare
- 10 Switzerland 23.1% compare
- 11 Netherlands 23.0% compare
- 12 Slovakia 22.6% compare
- 13 Luxembourg 22.0% compare
- 14 Croatia 21.8% compare
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 proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both in Latin America & Caribbean was 6.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of young people aged 15-24 years participating in technical or vocational education either in formal or non-formal (e.g. work-based or other settings) education, on a given date or during a specified period. The figure is calculated as the number of young people aged 15-24 years participating in technical and vocational education at secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary or tertiary levels of education is expressed as a percentage of the population of the same age group. The data source is administrative data from schools and other places of education and training or household survey data on enrolment in technical and vocational programmes by single year of age; population censuses and surveys for population estimates for the age group 15-24 years (if using administrative data on enrolment). Technical and vocational education and training can be offered in a variety of settings including schools and universities, workplace environments and others. Administrative data often capture only provision in formal settings such as schools and universities. Participation rates do not capture the intensity or quality of the provision nor the outcomes of the education and training on offer. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/