MDG: Developed Regions vs Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

MDG: Developed Regions
14.6%
in 2024
Portugal
22.0%
in 2023
MDG: Developed Regions rank
42nd
Portugal rank
40th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time

  • MDG: Developed Regions
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 22.0% against 14.6% in MDG: Developed Regions, a difference of 7.4%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times MDG: Developed Regions's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

MDG: Developed Regions ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 40th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Developed Regions averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developed Regions Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 16.6% 35.1% 18.5% Portugal
1980s 18.4% 3.8% 14.6% MDG: Developed Regions
1990s 18.1% 9.2% 9.0% MDG: Developed Regions
2000s 16.0% 16.7% 0.7% Portugal
2010s 16.4% 25.7% 9.4% Portugal
2020s 14.6% 22.6% 7.9% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, MDG: Developed Regions or Portugal?
Portugal, at 22.0% against 14.6% in MDG: Developed Regions as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between MDG: Developed Regions and Portugal?
7.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developed Regions and Portugal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do MDG: Developed Regions and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 40th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release