Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita

Portugal
0.0187 units per person
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0033 units per person
in 2018
Portugal rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0187 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0154 units per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 5.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0148 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0131 units per person Portugal
1980s 0.002 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0007 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.008 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0055 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.0115 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0086 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.0191 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0157 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Portugal, at 0.0187 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0154 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
Portugal ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,309 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.