Caribbean small states: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Caribbean small states' secondary education, vocational pupils rose 3% on 2017 (from 32,771 to 33,766).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +1.3% and a typical year strayed about 8.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 26.7% in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.2% in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 49 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 21,902 (2018)
• Bahrain — 6,543 (2018)
• Djibouti — 4,677 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.02 million (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 763,440 (2017)
• Israel — 161,579 (2017)
• Jordan — 23,181 (2018)
• Kuwait — 7,275 (2015)
• Lebanon — 62,551 (2018)
• Malta — 4,981 (2017)
• Morocco

More education data for Caribbean small states

• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 623,110 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 94.04% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 93.46% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 94.6% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 41,622 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 87.33% (2024)
• Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) — 83.68% (2024)
• Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

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Questions people ask

What is Caribbean small states's secondary education, vocational pupils?

33,766 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 96.03% from 17,225 in 1970 (1.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 35,164 in 1992 and the lowest 16,402 in 1974.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Caribbean small states?

In 2018, Caribbean small states' secondary education, vocational pupils rose 3% on 2017 (from 32,771 to 33,766). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +1.3% and a typical year strayed about 8.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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