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
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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

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