Ireland vs Portugal: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Ireland
4.3%
in 2022
Portugal
3.9%
in 2023
Ireland rank
27th
Portugal rank
29th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.3% against 3.9% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 83 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 9.5% | 6.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 10.1% | 3.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.7% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Ireland or Portugal?
- Ireland, at 4.3% against 3.9% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release