Portugal vs SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Portugal
22.0%
in 2023
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
14.8%
in 2024
Portugal rank
40th
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
39th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Portugal
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.0% against 14.8% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 40th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.1% | 16.6% | 18.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 18.9% | 15.2% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 18.6% | 9.4% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.3% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 16.7% | 9.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 14.9% | 7.7% | 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, Portugal or SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Portugal, at 22.0% against 14.8% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Portugal and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 7.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Portugal ranks 40th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th of 216 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release