Portugal vs Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Portugal
22.0%
in 2023
Spain
21.7%
in 2024
Portugal rank
40th
Spain rank
42nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.0% against 21.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.1% | 17.5% | 17.6% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 25.5% | 21.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 22.4% | 13.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.7% | 2.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 17.9% | 7.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.7% | 1.9% | 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 22.0% against 21.7% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Portugal ranks 40th and Spain ranks 42nd 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