Portugal vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Portugal
3.9%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
5.2%
in 2024
Portugal rank
29th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
27th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Portugal
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.2% against 3.9% in Portugal, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Portugal ranks 29th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 27th of 83 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 4.8% | 5.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 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, Portugal or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 5.2% against 3.9% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 1.3%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Portugal ranks 29th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 27th 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