Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male was 6.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
6.8%
in 2019
All-time low
2.7%
in 1999
Years of data
33
1987–2019

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1987–2019

02461987200320191987: 3.3 %1988: 3.3 %1989: 3.3 %1990: 3.4 %1991: 3.3 %1992: 3.4 %1993: 3.4 %1994: 3.4 %1995: 3.5 %1996: 3.4 %1997: 3.4 %1998: 3.3 %1999: 2.7 %2000: 2.8 %2001: 2.9 %2002: 3 %2003: 2.9 %2004: 3.1 %2005: 3.2 %2006: 3.3 %2007: 3.4 %2008: 3.6 %2009: 3.5 %2010: 3.6 %2011: 3.6 %2012: 3.8 %2013: 6 %2014: 6.2 %2015: 6.2 %2016: 6.2 %2017: 6.2 %2018: 6.7 %2019: 6.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean recorded 6.8% for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 6.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1999.

That places Latin America & Caribbean 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1987 to 2019.
Year % Change
1987 3.3%
1988 3.3% +0.2%
1989 3.3% +1.2%
1990 3.4% +1.3%
1991 3.3% -1.5%
1992 3.4% +1.4%
1993 3.4% +0.6%
1994 3.4% +1.4%
1995 3.5% +1.6%
1996 3.4% -2.8%
1997 3.4% -0.8%
1998 3.3% -1.1%
1999 2.7% -18.5%
2000 2.8% +2.8%
2001 2.9% +2.3%
2002 3.0% +4.8%
2003 2.9% -4.3%
2004 3.1% +9.4%
2005 3.2% +3.0%
2006 3.3% +2.2%
2007 3.4% +2.4%
2008 3.6% +5.4%
2009 3.5% -0.2%
2010 3.6% +2.8%
2011 3.6% -1.2%
2012 3.8% +4.6%
2013 6.0% +58.9%
2014 6.2% +2.9%
2015 6.2% +1.1%
2016 6.2% -0.0%
2017 6.2% +0.3%
2018 6.7% +7.6%
2019 6.8% +0.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +58.9% 3.8% 6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 3
1990s 3.3% 2.7% 3.5% 10
2000s 3.2% 2.8% 3.6% 10
2010s 5.5% 3.6% 6.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 6.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1999.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,331 data points, 1970–2019
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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/